Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women (n = 630) aged 30–49 in Debre Markos town, Northwest ethiopia, 2018.

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and associated factors of cervical cancer screening among women in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Percent

Age of mothers

  

30–39

509

80.8

40–49

121

19.2

Marital status

  

Married

504

80

Others*

126

20

Religion

  

Christian

601

95.4

Muslim and protestant

29

4.6

Educational status

  

No formal education

176

27.9

Primary education

149

23.7

Secondary education

168

26.7

College and above

137

21.7

Ethnicity

  

Amhara

619

98.3

Others**

11

1.7

Occupation

  

Housewife

119

18.9

Self-employee

223

35.4

Private employee

142

22.5

Government employee

146

23.2

Household income ***

  

<900

131

20.8

900–1600

129

20.5

1601–2699

239

37.9

>=2700

131

20.8

  1. * Single, divorced, and widowed, ** Oromo and Gurage, ***in Ethiopian Birr.
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