Table 1 Characteristics of the study population in Ethiopia, 2016
Characteristics | Category | Weighted frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Residence | Rural | 9807 (89.0) |
Urban | 1215 (11.0) | |
Region | Tigray | 716 (6.5) |
Afar | 114 (1.0) | |
Amhara | 2072 (18.8) | |
Oromia | 4851 (44.0) | |
Somali | 508 (4.6) | |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 121 (1.1) | |
SNNPRs | 2296 (20.8) | |
Gambella | 27 (0.2) | |
Harari | 26 (0.2) | |
Addis Ababa | 243 (2.2) | |
Dire Dawa | 47 (0.4) | |
Maternal age | 15–24 | 2446 (22.2) |
25–34 | 5842 (53.0) | |
≥35 | 2734 (24.8) | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 2636 (23.9) |
Poorer | 2520 (22.9) | |
Middle | 2280 (20.7) | |
Richer | 1998 (18.1) | |
Richest | 1588 (14.4) | |
Maternal education status | No | 7284 (66.1) |
Primary | 2950 (26.8) | |
Secondary and above | 788 (7.1) | |
Husband education status | No | 5003 (45.4) |
Primary | 4112 (37.3) | |
Secondary and above | 1904 (17.3) | |
Maternal occupation | Not working | 8034 (72.9) |
Working | 2988 (27.1) | |
Child was wanted | No | 2743 (24.9) |
Yes | 8279 (75.1) | |
Sex of child | Male | 5725 (51.9) |
Female | 5297 (48.1) | |
Type of birth | Single | 10,730 (97.4) |
Twin | 292 (2.6) | |
Place of delivery | Home | 7997 (72.6) |
Health facility | 3025 (27.4) | |
Preceding birth interval (in months) | <  18 | 942 (8.6) |
18–36 | 4112 (37.3) | |
≥ 37 | 5968 (54.1) | |
Birth size | Small | 2957 (26.8) |
Average | 4580 (41.6) | |
Large | 3485 (31.6) | |
Sex of household head | Female | 1529 (13.9) |
Male | 9493 (86.1) | |
ANC visit | No | 6266 (56.9) |
Yes | 4756 (43.1) | |
Parity | 1 | 1434 (13.0) |
2–4 | 4836 (43.9) | |
≥5 | 4752 (43.1) | |
Media exposure | No | 7375 (66.9) |
Yes | 3647 (33.1) | |
Covered by health insurance | No | 10,633 (94.5) |
yes | 389 (3.5) |