Table 2 Reproductive health characteristics of the study participants, in Urban and rural kebele of Kondala district, West Wollega, Ethiopia, 2019
Reproductive health characteristics | Urban, n (%) | Rural, n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of marriage (years) | 0–5 | 46(12.6%) | 79(21.7%) | 0.002* |
> 5 | 319(87.4%) | 285(78.3%) | ||
Age at first marriage | 15–19 | 50(13.7%) | 95(26.1%) | < 0.001* |
20–24 | 160(43.8%) | 166(45.6%) | ||
25–29 | 114(31.2%) | 73(20.1%) | ||
> 30 | 41(11.2%) | 30(8.2%) | ||
Current number of children | None | 60(16.4%) | 58(15.9%) | 0.81 |
1–3 | 117(32.1%) | 110(30.2%) | ||
> 4 | 188(51.5%) | 196(53.8%) | ||
Desired number of children | 1–2 | 11(3%) | 22(6%) | 0.007* |
3–4 | 152(41.6%) | 116(31.9%) | ||
> 5 | 202(55.3%) | 226(62.1%) | ||
Birth interval (years) | > 2 | 124(33.8%) | 140(38.5%) | 0.32 |
3–4 | 123(33.7%) | 105(28.8%) | ||
3–4 | 83(22.7%) | 76(20.9%) | ||
> 4 | 35(9.6%) | 43(11.8%) | ||