Table 2 Socio demographic and reproductive characteristics of women who aged 15–49 years in Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 15,683)
Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15–19 | 3381 | 21.6 |
20–34 | 8064 | 51.4 | |
35–49 | 4238 | 27 | |
Residence | Urban | 3476 | 21.2 |
Rural | 12,207 | 77.8 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 6786 | 43.3 |
Muslim | 4893 | 31.2 | |
Protestant | 3674 | 23.4 | |
Other | 330 | 2.1 | |
Education level | No formal education | 7498 | 49 |
Primary school | 5490 | 35 | |
Secondary school | 1818 | 11.5 | |
Diploma and above | 877 | 5.5 | |
Marital status | Never married | 4037 | 25.7 |
Married/living together | 10,223 | 65.2 | |
Divorce/widowed/separated | 1423 | 9.1 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 5442 | 34.7 |
Middle | 2978 | 19 | |
Rich | 7263 | 46.3 | |
Gave birth in the last five years | Yes | 7590 | 48.4 |
No | 8093 | 51.6 | |
Place of delivery (n = 7590) | Home | 5066 | 66.7 |
Health facility | 2524 | 33.3 | |
Had ANC follow up(n = 7590) | Yes | 2818 | 37.1 |
No | 4772 | 63.9 | |
Contraceptive use and intention | Yes | 3974 | 25.34 |
No | 11,708 | 74.66 | |
Visited health facility in the last 12 months | Yes | 6526 | 41.6 |
No | 9157 | 58.4 | |
Sex of household head | Male | 11,960 | 76.3 |
Female | 3723 | 23.7 | |
History of abortion | No | 14,447 | 92.1 |
Yes | 1326 | 7.9 | |
Working status | Working | 5220 | 33.3 |
Not working | 10,463 | 66.7 | |
Ever heard of fistula | Yes | 5990 | 38.4 |
No | 9625 | 61.6 | |
Health insurance coverage | Yes | 830 | 5.3 |
No | 14,853 | 94.7 | |
Currently pregnant | No | 14,547 | 92.8 |
Yes | 1135 | 7.2 |