Magnitude of unmet need for family planning and its predictors among reproductive age women in high fertility regions of Ethiopia: Evidence from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of study participants in high fertility region of Ethiopia

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age
15–24	1054	24.44
25–34	1926	44.67
35–49	1332	30.89
Religion
Orthodox	794	18.40
Muslim	2595	60.17
Protestant	774	17.94
Other	150	3.48
Resident
Rural	3838	89
Urban	474	11
Region
Afar	94	2.19
Somali	322	7.46
Oromia	3896	90.35
Educational status
No formal education	2806	65.06
Primary education	1201	27.86
Secondary and above	305	7.08
Occupation of the respondent
No employed	2526	58.58
Employed	1786	41.42
Household wealth index
Poor	1868	43.32
Middle	834	19.35
Rich	1610	37.34
Media exposure
Yes	1578	36.60
No	2734	63.40
Educational status of husband
No formal education	2022	46.89
Primary education	1693	39.25
Secondary and above	597	13.86

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