Predictors of desire to limit childbearing among reproductive age women in high fertility regions in Ethiopia. A multilevel mixed effect analysis

Table 1 Individual and community level characteristics of reproductive age women in high fertility regions in Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 4,340)

Variables	Categories	Frequency(n)	Percentage (%)
Age of women	15–24	1085	25.01
	25–34	1936	44.60
	≥ 35	1319	30.39
Household wealth index	Poor	1893	43.61
	Middle	848	19.54
	Rich	1599	36.85
Educational status of the women	No formal education	2792	64.33
	Primary	1232	28.40
	Secondary and higher	316	7.27
Occupation	Working	1744	40.18
Occupation	Not working	2596	59.82
Number of children in the household	No	997	22.98
	1–2	2825	65.10
	3 and above	518	11.92
Media exposure	Yes	1019	23.47
Media exposure	No	3321	76.53
Distance to the health facility	Big problem	3076	70.88
Distance to the health facility	Not big problem	1264	29.12
Residence	Urban	476	10.97
Residence	Rural	38.64	89.03
Region	Afar	854	27.60
	Somali	942	30.45
	Oromia	1298	41.95
Community level education	High	3144	72.44
Community level education	Low	1196	27.56
Community level poverty	High	2764	63.69
Community level poverty	Low	1576	36.31
Community level media exposure	High	2593	59.74
Community level media exposure	Low	1747	40.26

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