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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women of age-eligible for cervical cancer screening (30–49 years) in Jimma town, south west Ethiopia (n = 737) June, 2017

From: Cervical cancer screening service utilization and associated factors among age-eligible women in Jimma town using health belief model, South West Ethiopia

Variable

N (%)

Age, Years

 30–39

508(68.9)

 40–49

229(31.1)

Religion

 Muslim

304(41.2)

 Orthodox

261(35.4)

 Protestant

167(22.7)

 Catholic

5(0.7)

Marital status

 Married

610(82.8)

 Widowed

56(7.6)

 Divorced

37(5.0)

 Single

34(4.6)

Educational status

 No education

166(22.5)

 Primary education (1–8)

196(26.6)

 Secondary education (9–12)

160(21.7)

 College and above

215(29.2)

Occupational status

 House wife

255(34.6)

 Government employee

199(27.0)

 Merchant

206(28.0)

 Daily laborer

76(10.4)

Income status

  < 900

93(12.6)

 901–1600

148(20.1)

 1601–2700

110(14.9)

  > 2700

386(52.4)