Table 1 Individual-level characteristics of pregnant women from EDHS 2016.
Variable | Frequency (weighted) | Percent (weighted) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 | 101 | 8.9 |
20–24 | 299 | 26.3 |
25–34 | 556 | 49.0 |
35 and above | 179 | 15.8 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 1102 | 2.9 |
Married | 33 | 97.1 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 317 | 53.3 |
Muslim | 203 | 34 |
Protestant | 25 | 4.2 |
Catholic and others | 50 | 8.4 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 604 | 53.2 |
Primary education | 398 | 35.0 |
Secondary education | 94 | 8.3 |
College or university | 40 | 3.5 |
Working status | ||
Yes | 839 | 73.9 |
No | 296 | 26.1 |
Husband educational status | ||
No formal schooling | 482 | 43.9 |
Primary education | 411 | 37.5 |
Secondary education | 129 | 11.8 |
College or university | 70 | 6.4 |
Don’t know | 5 | 0.4 |
Sex of HH head | ||
Male | 985 | 86.7 |
Female | 151 | 13.3 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 257 | 22.7 |
Poorer | 265 | 23.3 |
Middle | 213 | 18.8 |
Richer | 198 | 17.4 |
Richest | 203 | 17.8 |
Awareness on MCM | ||
Yes | 1107 | 97.5 |
No | 29 | 2.5 |
Parity | ||
Nulliparaa | 229 | 20.2 |
Multiparab | 500 | 44.0 |
Grand-multiparac | 406 | 35.9 |
Ever terminated pregnancy | ||
No | 1025 | 90.3 |
Yes | 110 | 9.7 |
Fertility preference | ||
Have another | 703 | 61.9 |
Undecided | 71 | 6.2 |
No more | 362 | 31.9 |
Polygamy relation | ||
Yes | 108 | 9.8 |
No | 989 | 90.2 |
