Delay in decision and determinants for safe abortion among women at health facilities in south West Ethiopia: facility based cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in health facilities in South West Ethiopia, May 2019

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age	Less than 20	120	31.3
	20–24	154	40.1
	Above 24	110	28.6
Marital status	Single	222	57.8
	Married	123	32.0
	Divorced and separated	39	10.2
Residence	Urban	247	64.3
Residence	Rural	137	35.7
Educational status	No formal education	58	15.1
	Primary education	113	29.4
	Secondary education	107	27.9
	Above secondary	106	27.6
Religion	Muslim	183	47.7
	Orthodox	116	30.2
	Protestants	79	20.6
	Others^a	6	1.6
Ethnic background	Oromo	234	60.9
	Amara	56	14.6
	Dawuro	44	11.5
	Kaffa	23	6.0
	Tigre	9	2.3
	Others^b	18	4.7
Occupation	Students	174	45.3
	House wife	84	21.9
	Unemployed	68	17.7
	Employed	52	13.5
	Others#	6	1.6

Keys: - ^a = Catholic and Wakefata ^b = Yem, Hadiya, Gurhaghe, Wolayita # = merchant, Daily laborers

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