Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the women who attended healthcare services in public hospitals of Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 458)
Characteristics | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 15–24 | 94 | 20.5 |
25–34 | 130 | 28.4 | |
35–44 | 87 | 19.0 | |
45–54 | 51 | 11.1 | |
=  > 55 | 96 | 21.0 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 236 | 51.5 |
Harari | 66 | 14.4 | |
Amhara | 80 | 17.5 | |
Tigre | 47 | 10.3 | |
Other* | 29 | 6.3 | |
Religion | Muslim | 257 | 56.1 |
Orthodox | 152 | 33.2 | |
Protestant | 32 | 7.0 | |
Other** | 17 | 3.7 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 105 | 22.9 |
Can read and write without formal education | 85 | 18.6 | |
Primary (1–8) | 69 | 15.1 | |
Secondary (9–12) | 101 | 22.1 | |
Collage and above | 98 | 21.4 | |
Occupation | House wife | 108 | 23.6 |
Government employee | 117 | 25.5 | |
NGO employee | 27 | 5.9 | |
Farmer | 78 | 17.0 | |
Self-employee | 84 | 18.3 | |
Other*** | 44 | 9.6 | |
Residence | Rural | 157 | 34.3 |
Urban | 301 | 65.7 |