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Table 2 Reproductive history of study participants in Arsi Negele town, Southeastern Ethiopia, 2017

From: Long acting reversible contraceptives utilization and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Arsi Negele town, Southeastern Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

History of giving birth

Yes

322

89.2

No

39

10.8

Number of ever born births

None

39

10.8

One

74

20.5

Two

96

26.6

Three and above

152

42.1

Number of alive children

None

42

11.6

One

72

19.9

Two

96

26.6

Three and above

151

41.8

Desired number of children

One

86

23.8

Two

154

42.7

Three and above

121

33.5

Desire to have more children

Yes

109

30.2

No

252

69.8

Decision maker on number of children.

Woman

23

6.4

Husband

34

9.4

Jointlya

275

76.2

God

29

8.0

  1. aboth woman and husband