Keeping silent about emergency contraceptives in Addis Ababa: a qualitative study among young people, service providers, and key stakeholders

Table 2 Characteristics of respondents of the semi-structured questionnaire

Characteristic	n
Sex
Male	16
Female	20
Age
15-19	6
20-24	13
25-29	17
Marital status
Unmarried	34
Married	2
Educational level	Male	Female
Elementary (1^st grade - 8^th grade)	0	5
High school (9^th grade - 12^th grade)	6	9
Diploma	1	4
University	6	1
Unknown	3	1
Number of times used ECs before ^a
First time	5
Once before	13
2-3 times	8
4-5 times	2
6-10 times	2
More than 10 times	4

^aIt is possible that several participants underreported the number of times they had used ECs.

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