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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive age group of women in selected woreda of WestShewazone,Oromia, regional state, 2018

From: Knowledge, uptake of preconception care and associated factors among reproductive age group women in West Shewa zone, Ethiopia, 2018

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age categories

 18–22

98

14.7

 23–27

128

19.1

 28–32

116

17.3

 33–37

174

26.0

 38–42

110

16.4

 43–49

43

6.4

Religion

 Orthodox

250

37.4

 Protestant

353

52.8

 Muslim

58

8.7

 Catholic

4

0.6

 Other

4

0.6

Ethnicity

 Oromo

547

81.8

 Amhara

90

13.5

 Gurage

6

0.9

 Tigre

26

3.9

Occupation

 Housewife

249

37.2

 Student

26

3.9

 Government employee

135

20.2

 NGO employee

92

13.8

 Private business

167

25

Marital status of the women

 Married

572

85.5

 Divorced

64

9.6

 Widowed

17

2.5

 Cohabited

16

2.4

Educational status

 No formal school

84

12.6

 1–4 grade completed

92

13.8

 5–8 grade completed

208

31.1

 9–12 completed

169

25.3

 College & above

116

17.3

Monthly income

  < = 1500

272

40.7

 1501–2000

182

27.2

 2001–2800

51

7.6

 2801+

164

24.5