Table 1 Shows that the perinatal mortality among pregnancy by socio-demographic characteristics in high mortality regions, Ethiopia, 2016
Variable | Categories | Frequency (%) | weighted Frequency (%) | unweighted number of perinatal deaths (PMR [per 1,000]) | weighted number of perinatal deaths (PMR [per 1,000]) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | Less 20 | 151(3.7) | 99(3) | 8(57.14) | 4(43.01) |
20–24 | 862(20.9) | 606(18.2) | 33(40.69) | 12(20.90) | |
25–29 | 1135(27.5) | 957(28.8) | 54(49.82) | 40(43.80) | |
30–34 | 858(20.8) | 664(20) | 26(31.82) | 19(29.60) | |
 ≥ 35 | 1114(27.0) | 996(30) | 61(58.59) | 55(58.57) | |
Residence | Urban | 760(18.4) | 516(15.5) | 19(25.8) | 15(30.00) |
Rural | 3360(81.6) | 2806(84.5) | 163(51.6) | 115(43.23) | |
Maternal education status | No education | 2892(70.2) | 2362(71.1) | 134(49.24) | 105(47.06) |
Primary | 872(21.2) | 700(21.1) | 36(43.53) | 21(31.00) | |
Secondary and above | 356(8.6) | 260(7.8) | 12(34.78) | 4(16.00) | |
Sex of house hold | Male | 3288(79.8) | 2841(85.5) | 153(49.27) | 107(39.54) |
Female | 832(20.2) | 481(14.5) | 29(36.80) | 23(50.77) | |
Paternal education status | No education | 2257(54.8) | 2027(61.0) | 111(52.38) | 91(47.42) |
Primary | 1041(25.3) | 767(23.1) | 38(38.38) | 23(31.50) | |
Secondary and above | 545(13.2) | 324(9.7) | 23(43.80) | 8(25.20) | |
Mother Currently working | Yes | 936(22.7) | 738(22.2) | 42(47.79) | 29(41.25) |
No | 3184(77.3) | 2584(77.8) | 140(46.45) | 101(41.12) | |
Family size |  > 4 | 2954(71.7) | 2280(68.6) | 108(38.37) | 78(35.62) |
 ≤ 4 | 1166(28.3) | 1042(31.4) | 74(68.64) | 52(53.66) | |
Wealth index | Rich | 1013(24.6) | 953(28.7) | 20(20.47) | 21(22.70) |
Medium | 665(16.1) | 665(20.0) | 22(34.59) | 20(31.84) | |
Poor | 2442(59.3) | 1704(51.3) | 140(61.40) | 89(55.42) | |
Media exposure | Yes | 1441(35.0) | 1114(33.5) | 24(17.30) | 24(22.39) |
No | 2679(65.0) | 2208(66.5) | 158(63.05) | 106(50.79) | |
Improved water source | Yes | 2253(54.7) | 1814(54.6) | 88(40.93) | 72(41.43) |
No | 1867(45.3) | 1508(45.4) | 94(53.93) | 58(41.00) | |
Improved toilet facility | Yes | 2281(55.4) | 1807(54.4) | 103(47.91) | 68(39.72) |
No | 1839(44.6) | 1515(45.6) | 79(45.32) | 62(42.84) | |
Times to reach water source |  < 30 min | 1686(40.9) | 1583(47.6) | 67(42.00) | 59(38.74) |
 ≥ 30 min | 2434(59.1) | 1739(52.4) | 115(50.00) | 71(43.39) |