Table 1 Characteristics of the study population with high-risk fertility behavior among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia
Variables | Categories | High-risk fertility behavior | Total weighted frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) n = 4310 (73.51) | No (%) n = 1553 (26.49) | |||
Women education status | No education | 2555 (84.47) | 469 (15.53) | 3025 (51.59) |
Primary | 1383 (65.28) | 735 (34.72) | 2119 (36.14) | |
Secondary and higher | 347 (48.32) | 371 (51.68) | 719 (12.27) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 1522 (67.40) | 736 (32.60) | 2258 (38.51) |
Muslim | 1466 (78.68) | 397 (21.32) | 1863 (31.78) | |
Protestant | 1237 (75.54) | 401 (24.46) | 1638 (27.94) | |
Other | 84 (81.60) | 20 (18.40) | 104 (1.77) | |
Household size | Less than six | 1810 (58.44) | 1287 (41.56) | 3,098 (52.84) |
Greater than or equal to six | 2499 (90.40) | 265 (9.60) | 2765 (47.16) | |
Sex of household head | Male | 3874 (74.43) | 1330 (25.57) | 5204 (88.76) |
Female | 436 (66.22) | 222 (33.78) | 659 (11.24) | |
Have radio | Yes | 1203 (71.78) | 473 (28.22) | 1676 (28.60) |
No | 3106 (74.20) | 1080 (25.80) | 4187 (71.40) | |
Have television | Yes | 689 (68.01) | 324 (31.99) | 1014 (17.30) |
No | 3620 (74.66) | 1228 (25.34) | 4849 (82.70) | |
ANC visit | Yes | 3483 (70.73) | 1441 (29.27) | 4924 (83.98) |
| Â | No | 827 (88.07) | 112 (11.93) | 939 (16.02) |
Contraceptive use | Yes | 1712 (70.52) | 715 (29.48) | 2428 (41.41) |
No | 2598 (75.62) | 837 (24.38) | 3435 (58.59) | |
Place of delivery | Home | 1498 (83.83) | 289 (16.17) | 1787 (30.48) |
Health facility | 2812 (68.99) | 1264 (31.01) | 4076 (69.52) | |
Sex of the child | Male | 2211 (79.79) | 560 (20.21) | 2771 (53.16) |
Female | 1973 (80.81) | 468 (19.19) | 2,442 (46.84) | |
Wealth index | Poor | 1767 (80.07) | 439 (19.93) | 2207 (37.65) |
Middle | 858 (74.41) | 295(25.59) | 1153 (19.68) | |
Rich | 1684 (67.31) | 818 (32.69) | 2502 (42.67) | |
Community level variables | ||||
Residence | Urban | 1048 (64.43) | 578 (35.57) | 1627 (27.75) |
Rural | 3262 (77.00) | 974 (23.00) | 4236 (72.25) | |
Community level poverty | Low | 2233 (69.25) | 992 (30.75) | 3225 (55.01) |
High | 2076 (78.72) | 561 (21.28) | 2638 (44.99) | |
Community level of women's education | Low | 2194 (79.16) | 577 (20.84) | 2772 (47.28) |
High | 2116 (68.45) | 975 (31.55) | 3091 (52.72) | |
Region | Larger central | 3808 (73.74) | 1356 (26.26) | 5165 (88.09) |
Small peripherals | 348 (79.22) | 91 (20.78) | 440 (7.51) | |
Metropolis | 153 (59.26) | 105 (40.74) | 258 (4.41) | |