Table 2 Background characteristics of study participants, Ethiopia, EDHS 2016
Variables | Frequency [N = 11,023] | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ||
 15–24 | 2446 | 22.19 |
 25–34 | 5843 | 53.00 |
 35–49 | 2734 | 24.84 |
Maternal education | ||
 No formal education | 7284 | 66.08 |
 Primary | 2951 | 26.77 |
 Secondary and above | 788 | 7.15 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox Christian | 3772 | 34.22 |
 Muslim | 4561 | 41.38 |
 Protestant | 2329 | 21.13 |
 Othera | 361 | 3.27 |
Parity | ||
 Primiparous | 1434 | 13.01 |
 Multiparous | 4836 | 43.87 |
 Grand multiparous | 4753 | 43.12 |
Birth order | ||
 1st order | 2058 | 18.67 |
 2nd order | 1784 | 16.18 |
 3rd order | 1575 | 14.29 |
 4th and above | 5606 | 50.83 |
Covered by health insurance | ||
 Yes | 390 | 3,54 |
 No | 10,633 | 96.46 |
Wealth index | ||
 Poorest | 2636 | 23.92 |
 Poorer | 1520 | 22.86 |
 Middle | 2280 | 20.68 |
 Richer | 1999 | 18.13 |
 Richest | 1588 | 14.41 |
Media exposure | ||
 No | 7376 | 66.91 |
 Yes | 3647 | 33.09 |
Perception of distance from Health facility | ||
 Big problem | 6677 | 60.57 |
 Not a big problem | 4346 | 39.43 |
Region | ||
 Tigray | 716 | 6.49 |
 Afar | 114 | 1.04 |
 Amhara | 2072 | 18.80 |
 Oromia | 4851 | 44.01 |
 Somali | 508 | 4.61 |
 Benishangul | 122 | 1.10 |
 SNNPR | 2296 | 20.83 |
 Gambela | 27 | 0.24 |
 Harari | 26 | 0.23 |
 Addis Ababa | 244 | 2.21 |
 Dire Dawa | 47 | 0.43 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 1216 | 11.03 |
 Rural | 9807 | 88.97 |
Community-level of women education | ||
 Low | 5371 | 48.72 |
 High | 5652 | 51.28 |
Community poverty level | ||
 Low | 2784 | 25.26 |
 Medium | 4266 | 38.70 |
 High | 3973 | 36.05 |
Community childcare burden | ||
 Low | 2214 | 20.09 |
 Medium | 2615 | 23.72 |
 High | 6194 | 56.19 |
Community-level media exposure | ||
 Low | 1731 | 15.70 |
 Medium | 3049 | 27.65 |
 High | 6243 | 56.64 |