Modern Contraceptive Utilization and Determinant Factors among Street Reproductive-Aged Women in Amhara Regional State Zonal Towns, North West Ethiopia, 2019: Community-Based Study
Table 2
Reproductive and other health-related characteristics of respondents in Amhara regional state zonal towns, North West Ethiopia, 2019 ().
Variable
Frequency ()
Percentage (%)
Pregnant in street life
Yes
340
56.3
No
264
43.7
Number of pregnancies in street life ()
1
202
59.4
2
90
26.5
≥3
48
14.1
Plan for previous street pregnancies ()
Planned
137
40.3
Unplanned
203
59.7
Number of alive children
0
48
8.0
1-2
339
56.1
≥3
217
35.9
Time elapsed since last child birth/termination (months) ()
0-17
139
25.1
18-59
289
52.3
≥60
125
22.6
Desire to have child in the future
Yes
234
38.7
No
370
61.3
Time of plan to have child in the future ()
Within two years
95
40.6
After two years
139
59.4
Raped in street life
Yes
70
11.6
No
534
88.4
Number of rapes in street life ()
1
44
62.9
2-4
26
37.1
Have chronic illnesses/disabilities
Yes
304
50.3
No
300
49.7
Types of chronic illnesses/disabilities ()2
Vision impairment
85
28.0
Problem on leg/hand
100
32.9
Nonspecified internal problem
60
19.7
HIV/AIDS
47
15.5
Other3
19
6.3
2More than one response is possible. 3Includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, hemorrhoid, hypertension, liver cancer, pelvic organ prolapse, and tuberculosis.
