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Table 3 Magnitude of teenage childbearing by background characteristics in Ethiopia, findings from 2000 to 2016 DHS data

From: Trends and determinants of teenage childbearing in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2000 to 2016 demographic and health surveys

Variables

Percentage of teenagers who started childbearing

2000 DHS

2005 DHS

2011 DHS

2016 DHS

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Region

 Tigray

20.9

17, 25.6

14.7

11.2, 19

12

8.5, 16.5

12.0

8.6, 16.3

 Affar

21.1

16, 27.2

20.3

14, 28.7

4.6

3.2, 6

23.4

17.3, 30.8

 Amhara

25

20.4, 30.3

20.3

16.6, 24.7

11.6

8.6, 15.3

8.3

5.6, 12.2

 Oromiya

15.8

12.7, 19.5

19

15.5, 23

15.8

12.1, 20.4

17.0

13.0, 21.9

 Somalia

12.7

8.1, 19.4

19.5

11.1, 32

19.2

12.8, 27.8

18.7

13.3, 25.6

 Benishangul-Gumuz

22.2

13, 35.3

27.1

18.6, 37.7

19.3

14.8, 24.8

13.6

9.2, 19.6

 SNNPR

8.1

5.8, 11.1

11

7.6, 15.6

8.2

5.9, 11.2

10.7

7.8, 14.4

 Gambela

26

14.6, 42

30.8

20.9, 42.8

20.5

13.7, 29.5

16.2

11.9, 21.8

 Harari

12.9

9.1, 17.9

21.9

17.1, 27.6

14.5

10, 20.5

16.9

11.4, 24.4

 Addis Ababa

4.7

3.3, 6.8

4.3

2.6, 6.8

2.6

1.1, 6.1

3.0

1.6, 5.6

 Dire Dawa

11

6.5, 17.9

13.7

10.6, 17.5

7.6

4.4, 13

12.5

8.1, 18.8

Place of residence

 Urban

9.1

6.2, 13.3

6.6

4.6, 9.5

4.1

2.6, 6.5

4.9

3.2, 7.5

 Rural

18.3

16.3, 20.4

19.4

17.1, 21.9

15.3

13, 17.8

14.8

12.6, 17.4

Highest educational level

 No education

20.8

18.6, 23.3

28.9

25.3, 32.9

32.8

27.8, 38.2

27.9

22.1, 34.5

 Primary

8.9

6.6, 11.9

10.4

8.2, 13.2

8.8

7.2, 10.7

12.1

10.0, 14.6

 Secondary

9.5

6.3, 14.2

3.1

1.8, 5.2

21.1

6.2, 36

4.1

2.6, 6.4

 Higher

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.4

0.6, 16.4

Religion

 Orthodox

18.4

16, 21.2

15.9

13.5, 18.5

11.4

9, 14.2

7.7

5.9, 9.8

 Catholic

7.8

1.7, 29.3

7

1.9, 22.5

8.1

2.4, 23.6

0.4

0.1, 3.7

 Protestant

11.8

8.7, 15.8

11.1

7.5, 16.1

11.7

8.1, 16.8

10.4

7.4, 14.3

 Muslim

15.6

12.6, 19.2

22.9

18.7, 27.7

14.5

11.2, 18.7

20.5

16.6, 25.0

 Traditional

13.2

5.5, 28.4

0.8

0.2, 2.8

29

9.8, 60.5

31.4

27.5, 35.7

 Other

-

-

23.3

7, 55.3

2.4

0.5, 11.2

28.3

9.0, 61.2

Total

16.3

14.4, 18.3

16.6

14.8, 18.7

12.4

10.6, 14.4

12.5

10.6, 14.6