Uptake of Immediate Postpartum LARCs and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Gave Birth at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers who gave birth at HUCSH, Hawassa, Ethiopia, April 2019.

Variables	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Mothers age ()
15-24	148	35.4
25-34	226	54.1
35-44	44	10.5
Religion ()
Christian	306	73.2
Muslim	109	26.1
Others	3	0.7
Ethnicity ()
Oromo	141	33.7
Amhara	67	16.0
Sidama	131	31.3
Wolayita	35	8.4
Others	44	10.5
Place of residence ()
Rural	136	32.5
Urban	282	67.5
Marital status ()
Married	415	99.3
Single/divorced	3	0.7
Mothers’ occupation ()
Housewives	223	53.3
Merchant	66	15.8
Farmer	15	3.6
Student	23	5.5
Government employee	82	19.6
Daily laborer	5	1.2
Others	4	1.0
Husband occupation ()
Merchant	139	33.4
Farmer	74	17.8
Student	7	1.7
Government employee	145	34.9
Daily laborer	29	7.0
Others	22	5.3
Mothers’ education ()
Never attended school	44	10.5
Primary (1–8)	161	38.5
Secondary (9, 10)	103	24.6
Above secondary	110	26.3
Husband education ()
Never attended school	12	2.9
Primary school (1–8)	123	29.6
Secondary school (9, 10)	89	21.4
Above secondary school	192	46.2