Utilization of preconception care and associated factors among reproductive age group women in Debre Birhan town, North Shewa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Distribution of study subjects by socio-demographic characteristics in Debre Birhan town, North Shewa, Ethiopia, March 2017(n = 410)

Characteristics	Category	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Age of mother	15–24	114	27.8
	25–34	207	50.5
	35–49	89	21.7
Religion	Orthodox	310	75.6
	Muslim	45	11
	Protestant	41	10
	Catholic	14	3.4
Ethnicity	Amhara	308	75.1
	Oromo	60	14.6
	Tigray	23	5.6
	Guragie	19	4.6
Marital status	Married	304	74.1
	Single	78	19.0
	Others^a	28	6.8
Educational status of women	No formal education	60	14.6
	Primary school	73	17.8
	Secondary school	136	33.2
	More than secondary	141	34.4
Women occupation	House wife	103	25.1
	Government employee	118	28.8
	Market trade vendor	90	22.0
	Student	73	17.8
	Daily laborer	26	6.3
Husband education (N = 304)	No formal education	21	6.9
	Primary school	53	17.4
	Secondary school	80	26.3
	More than secondary	150	49.3
Husband occupation (n = 304)	Government employee	132	43.4
	Market trade vendor	106	34.9
	Daily laborer	48	15.8
	Others^b	18	5.9
Total household income per month in ETB	< 40 Dollar	70	17.1
	40–120 Dollar	167	40.7
	121–200 Dollar	109	26.6
	> 200 Dollar	64	15.6
Family size	< 4	208	50.7
Family size	> = 4	202	49.3

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