Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristic of women who came for abortion care service in Debre Markos health institutions 2014 (n = 414)

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

 

73

171

110

47

13

 

17.6

41.3

26.6

11.4

3.1

Marital status

Married

Divorced/ Widowed

Unmarried

 

128

20

266

 

30.9

4.8

64.3

Residence

Urban

 Rural

 

315

99

 

76.1

23.9

Occupation

Employed

Students

House maids

Unemployed /job seeker

Farming

 

129

91

85

66

43

 

31.2

 22

20.5

15.9

10.4

Educational level

illiterate

Elementary

Secondary

Higher Education and above       

 

49

136

119

110           

 

11.8

32.9

28.7

26.6