The Intention on Modern Contraceptive Use and Associated Factors among Postpartum Women in Public Health Institutions of Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia 2019: An Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of postpartum women in the public health institution of Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia: 2019 ().

Variables	Intention to use contraception		Total (%)
	Yes; Frequency (%)	No; Frequency (%)
Total	291 (70)	125 (30)	416 (100.0)
Age
18-24	89 (30.6)	26 (20.8)	115 (25.0)
25-35	168 (57.7)	81 (64.8)	249 (60.0)
≥36	34 (11.7)	18 (14.4)	52 (15.0)
Ethnicity
Wolaita	188 (64.6)	102 (81.6)	290 (70.0)
Gurage	81 (27.8)	16 (12.8)	97 (23.0)
Others	22 (7.6)	7 (5.6)	29 (7.0)
Religion
Protestant	87 (29.9)	72 (57.6)	159 (38.2)
Orthodox	76 (26.1)	36 (28.8)	112 (26.9)
Muslim	98 (33.7)	11 (8.8)	109 (26.2)
Catholic	30 (10.3)	6 (4.8)	36 (8.7)
Marital status
Married	200 (68.7)	95 (76.0)	295 (70.9)
Widowed	22 (7.6)	6 (4.8)	28 (6.7)
Living together	24 (8.2)	7 (5.6)	31 (7.5)
Divorced	45 (15.5)	17 (13.6)	62 (14.9)
Educational status
No formal education	93 (32.0)	24 (19.2)	117 (28.1)
Primary education	75 (25.8)	37 (29.6)	112 (27.0)
Secondary education	76 (26.1)	46 (36.8)	122 (29.3)
Tertiary education	47 (16.2)	18 (14.4)	65 (15.6)
Partner’s education status
No formal education	94 (32.3)	29 (23.2)	123 (29.6)
Primary education	82 (28.2)	36 (28.8)	118 (28.4)
Secondary education	60 (20.6)	31 (24.8)	91 (22.0)
Tertiary education	55 (18.9)	29 (23.2)	84 (20.0)
Occupation
Government worker	47 (16.2)	39 (31.2)	86 (20.7)
Private worker	98 (33.7)	48 (38.4)	146 (35.1)
Farmer	81 (27.8)	17 (5.8)	98 (23.6)
Housewife	65 (22.3)	21 (16.8)	86 (20.7)
Estimated monthly income
<600 ETB	7 (2.4)	17 (13.6)	24 (6.0)
601-1550 ETB	187 (64.3)	71 (56.8)	258 (62.0)
1551-3200 ETB	64 (22.0)	26 (20.8)	90 (22.0)
>3201 ETB	33 (11.3)	11 (8.0)	44 (10.0)