Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants, Ethiopian DHS 2016
From: Factors associated with institutional delivery in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Place of delivery grouped | ||
Health Institution | 2892 | 26.2 |
Home | 8131 | 73.8 |
Maternal Age | ||
15–24 | 2446 | 22.2 |
25–34 | 5843 | 53.0 |
35–49 | 2734 | 24.8 |
Type of place of residence | ||
Urban | 1216 | 11.0 |
Rural | 9807 | 89.0 |
Current marital status | ||
No | 684 | 6.2 |
Yes | 10,339 | 93.8 |
Maternal Education | ||
No education | 7284 | 61.1 |
Primary | 2951 | 26.8 |
Secondary | 514 | 4.7 |
Higher | 274 | 2.5 |
Husband Educational Level | ||
No education | 5077 | 48.5 |
Primary | 4116 | 39.3 |
Secondary | 798 | 7.6 |
Higher | 471 | 4.5 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 2636 | 23.9 |
Poorer | 2520 | 22.9 |
Middle | 2280 | 20.7 |
Richer | 1999 | 18.1 |
Richest | 1588 | 14.4 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 3772 | 34.2 |
Protestant | 2329 | 21.1 |
Muslim | 4561 | 41.4 |
Others | 361 | 3.3 |
Number of Births | ||
First delivery | 2058 | 18.7 |
2nd and 3rd delivery | 3359 | 30.5 |
4th delivery and above | 5605 | 50.9 |
The frequency of watching television | ||
Not at all | 9019 | 81.8 |
Less than once a week | 1089 | 9.9 |
At least once a week | 915 | 8.3 |
Covered by health insurance | ||
No | 10,633 | 96.5 |
Yes | 390 | 3.5 |
Told about danger signs during ANC | ||
No | 2627 | 55.0 |
Yes | 2145 | 45.0 |
ANC Visit | ||
No | 2818 | 37.1 |
Yes | 4772 | 62.9 |
Total | 11,023 | 100.0 |