Health system readiness to support facilities for care of preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment

Table 1 Characteristics of study regions^a

Characteristics	National	Addis Ababa	Amhara	Oromia
Demographic indicators
Population, No.^b	73,918,505	2,738,248	17,214,056	27,158,471
Proportion urban population, %^b	16.2	100.0	12.3	12.4
Total fertility rate, No. of children per woman	4.6	1.8	3.7	5.4
Proportion of women who are literate, %	42.0	87.8	44.9	37.3
Proportion of women who own/use a bank account, %	15.1	53.6	20.9	8.4
Proportion of women who own/use a mobile phone, %	27.3	87.0	21.2	23.3
Proportion of men who are engaged in agriculture, %	71	1	62	41
Mortality rates
Under-5 mortality, No. per 1000 live births	67	39	85	79
Infant mortality, No. per 1000 live births	48	28	67	60
Neonatal mortality, No. per 1000 live births	29	18	47	37
Low birth weight rate, %	12.7	11.5	22.2	13.1
Maternal and child health services indicators
Proportion of pregnant women who received antenatal care from a skilled provider, %	28.0	96.8	67.1	50.7
Proportion of deliveries in a health facility, %	26.0	96.6	27.1	18.8
Proportion of women with a postnatal checkup in first 2 d after birth, %	17.0	55.4	21.9	11.8
Proportion of children (ages 12–23 mo) who received all basic vaccinations by 12 mo, %	22.0	81.6	39.9	24.3

^aData from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016, except as denoted in footnote b [20]
^bData from the 2007 National Census [21]

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