Table 2 Reproductive characteristics of married men, Zone Debremarkos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Current living children | ||
0 | 19 | 3.5 |
1-2 | 157 | 28.9 |
3-4 | 317 | 58.3 |
>/=5 | 31 | 5.7 |
Birth spacing (years) | ||
1-2 | 163 | 30.0 |
3-4 | 214 | 39.3 |
>4 | 67 | 12.3 |
Do not decided | 80 | 14.7 |
Desired number of child | ||
0 | 5 | 0.9 |
1-2 | 62 | 11.4 |
3-4 | 294 | 54.0 |
>/=5 | 163 | 30.0 |
Currently use FP men | ||
No | 480 | 91.6 |
Yes | 44 | 8.4 |
Use of purpose | ||
Birth spacing | 403 | 75.5 |
Limiting birth | 112 | 21.0 |
Others | 9 | 1.7 |