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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the women who came for FP service in pastoralist Health facilities, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 421)

From: Determinants of breast self-examination practice among women attending pastoralist health facilities, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Maternal age

< 20

120

28.5

20–29

186

44.2

30–39

103

24.5

> 39

12

2.9

Place of residence

Urban

195

46.3

Rural

226

53.7

Maternal educational level

No formal education

219

52.0

Primary education

93

22.1

Secondary education

73

17.3

Tertiary education

36

8.6

Maternal Marital status

Single

52

12.4

Married

351

83.4

Other

18

4.3

Occupational Status

Housewives

175

41.6

Civil servant

108

27.3

Self-employed

108

25.7

Student

15

3.6

Causal work

8

1.9

Family history of breast cancer

Yes

45

10.7

No

376

89.3

  1. *Others-Separated/widowed/divorced