Contraceptive Use and Its Associated Factors among Women Who Gave Birth within 12 Months in Dubti Town, Pastoral Community, of Afar Region Northeast, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Dubti town, pastoral community, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia, May 2018.

Variables	Category	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age of mothers in years	>19	24	7
	20-34	213	62.3
	>34	105	30.7
Mean age (±SD)	29.82 (±7.45)
Birth interval in month	No previous birth	48	14
	<24 months	175	51.2
	≥24 months	119	34.8
Religion	Muslim	236	69
	Orthodox	84	24.6
	Protestant	22	6.4
Ethnicity	Afar	156	45.6
	Amhara	124	36.3
	Tigray	49	14.3
	Others (Wolayta, Oromo)	13	3.8
Marital status	Married	286	83.6
	Divorced	29	8.5
	Single	27	7.9
Maternal education	No education	106	31
	Primary	124	36.3
	Secondary	74	21.6
	Higher	38	11.1
Maternal occupation	Housewife	38	11.1
	Pastoral	138	40.4
	Daily labor	36	10.5
	Government	69	20.2
	Small trade	38	11.1
	Students	23	6.7
Husband occupation	Farmer	27	9.5
	Pastoral	105	36.7
	Daily labor	43	15
	Merchant	55	19.2
	Government	56	19.6
Husband education	No education	40	14
	Primary	82	28.7
	Secondary	109	38.1
	Higher	55	19.2
Family size	≤2	74	21.6
	3-4	108	31.6
	5-6	78	22.8
	>6	82	24
Household monthly income (ETBr)	≤500	61	17.8
	501-1000	69	20.2
	>1000	212	62