Knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer among reproductive age group women in Gondar town, North West Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of participants in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 770)

Variables	Response	Frequency	Percentage
Age	15–23	255	33.1
	24–32	272	35.3
	33–41	149	19.4
	42–49	94	12.2
Length of stay in the town	≤5 years	191	24.8
Length of stay in the town	> 5 years	579	75.2
Religion	Orthodox	668	86.8
	Muslim	90	11.7
	Protestant	6	0.8
	Catholic	1	0.1
	Others	5	0.6
Marital status	Married	420	54.5
	Single	253	32.9
	Divorced	64	8.3
	Widowed	33	4.3
Ethnicity	Amhara	717	93.1
	Tigray	40	5.2
	Oromo	11	1.4
	Others	2	0.3
Educational level	Can’t read and write	82	10.6
	Read and write	67	8.7
	Primary	126	16.4
	Secondary	184	23.9
	Preparatory	61	7.9
	Diploma or degree	250	32.5
Occupation	House wife	196	25.5
	Student	154	20.0
	Commercial sex worker	7	0.9
	Governmental employee	187	24.3
	Merchant	149	19.4
	Others	77	10.0
Monthly income	≤ 800 ETB	264	34.3
	800–1200 ETB	169	21.9
	1200–1600 ETB	163	21.2
	≥ 1600 ETB	174	22.6

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