Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of reproductive age women in four emerging regions of Ethiopia (in frequencies and percentages), 2017
Background characteristics | Emerging regions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afar (n = 643) | BG (n = 794) | Gambela (n = 752) | Somali (n = 702) | Total (n = 2891) | |
Rural residence | 468(72.8) | 652(82.1) | 528(70.2) | 487(69.4) | 2135(73.8) |
Age (in years) | |||||
15–24 | 222(34.5) | 326(41.0) | 383(51.0) | 260(37.0) | 1191(41.2) |
25–34 | 331(51.5) | 292(36.8) | 271(36.0) | 305(43.5) | 1199(41.5) |
35–49 | 90(14.0) | 176(22.2) | 98(13.0) | 137(19.5) | 501(17.3) |
Educational status | |||||
No education | 504(78.4) | 305(38.4) | 219(29.1) | 497(70.8) | 1525(52.7) |
Primary | 107(16.6) | 318(40.1) | 279(37.1) | 95(13.5) | 799(27.6) |
Secondary | 17(2.6) | 93(11.7) | 178(23.7) | 72(10.3) | 360(12.5) |
Above Secondary | 15(2.3) | 78(9.8) | 76(10.1) | 38(5.4) | 207(7.2) |
Partner’s education | |||||
No education | 414(64.4) | 207(26.1) | 170(22.6) | 359(51.1) | 1150(39.8) |
Primary | 77(12) | 238(30) | 113(15) | 36(5.1) | 464(16.1) |
Secondary | 27(4.2) | 97(12.2) | 125(16.6) | 57(8.1) | 306(10.6) |
Above Secondary | 28(4.4) | 94(11.8) | 181(24.1) | 53(7.5) | 356(12.3) |
Not Applicable | 97(15.1) | 158(19.9) | 163(21.7) | 197(28.1) | 615(21.3) |
Family monthly income > median(1000 ETB) | 0 | 441(55.5) | 366(48.8) | 474(67.6) | 1281(44.4) |
Muslim in religion | 622(96.7) | 387(48.7) | 26(3.5) | 678(96.6) | 1713(59.3) |
Employment status | |||||
Labor work | 575(89.4) | 603 (75.9) | 438 (58) | 527(57) | 2143(74.1) |
Merchant | 22(3.4) | 50(6.3) | 35(4.6) | 68(9.7) | 175 (6.1) |
Employee | 21(3.2) | 48(6) | 74(9.8) | 34(4.8) | 177(6.12) |
Student | 25(3.8) | 93(11.7) | 205(27.3) | 73(10.4) | 396 (13.7) |
Having radio/TV/mobile phone | 386(60) | 482(60.7) | 390(51.8) | 432(61.5) | 1690(58.5) |
Listening Radio/TV at least once a week | 183(28.5) | 309(38.9) | 109(14.5) | 161(23) | 762(26.4) |
Family size | |||||
1–5 | 292(45.4) | 504(63.5) | 353(46.9) | 271(38.6) | 1420(49.1) |
6–10 | 314(48.8) | 275(34.6) | 358(47.6) | 352(50.1) | 1299(44.9) |
> =11 | 37(5.8) | 15(2) | 41(5.4) | 79(11.3) | 172(6) |
Ideal number of children > mean (5 children) | (536(83.4) | 401 (50.5) | 573(76.2) | 666(94.9 | 2176(75.3) |
Ever had sexual intercourse | 590(91.7) | 708(89.2) | 603(80.2) | 573(81.6) | 2474(85.6) |
Mean Age at first sex | 16.6(2.3) | 16.8(3.1) | 17.2(2.8) | 18(2.9) | 17.2(2.8) |
Practice sex before 18 years | 363(71.5) | 411(61) | 368(60.6) | 244(44.2) | 1386(59.2) |
Last pregnancy wanted | 353(68.7) | 498(78.5) | 320(59) | 501(96) | 1672(75.6) |
Total number of pregnancy > = mean (5 children) | 233(45.3) | 212(33.4) | 158(29.2) | 281(53.8) | 884(40) |
Ever face abortion | 54(8.4) | 110(13.9) | 57(7.6) | 75(10.7) | 296(13.4) |
Ever face stillbirth | 0 | 50(7.9) | 38(7.1) | 32(6.1) | 120(5.4) |
Having live children > 4 | 136(26.5) | 130(20.5) | 75(13.8) | 164(31.4) | 505(22.8) |