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Table 2 Reproductive history of respondents in SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2015
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Marital Status (n = 3205) | ||
| Married and live together | 2376 | 74.1 |
| Divorced | 54 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 71 | 2.2 |
| Separated | 25 | 0.8 |
| Single | 679 | 21.2 |
| Wife age at marriage (n = 2526) | ||
| Less than 18 years | 1360 | 53.8 |
| 18–20 years | 496 | 19.6 |
| Greater than 20 years | 343 | 13.6 |
| I don’t know | 327 | 12.9 |
| Number of alive children (n = 3205) | ||
| No child | 836 | 26.1 |
| 1–2 children | 842 | 26.3 |
| 3–4 children | 751 | 23.4 |
| 5 and above children | 776 | 24.2 |
| Number of child death (n = 3205) | ||
| No child death | 2767 | 86.3 |
| 1–2 Children | 381 | 11.9 |
| 3–4 Children | 48 | 1.5 |
| 5 and above children | 9 | 0.3 |
| Woman’s desired number of children (n = 3205) | ||
| Not decided | 1511 | 47.1 |
| 1–4 children | 1001 | 31.2 |
| 5 and above children | 693 | 21.6 |
