Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women who gave birth in the preceding 5 years before the survey in Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 11,022)
Variable | High-risk fertility problem | Total (%) | X-square value | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Residence | |||||
Rural | 808 | 407 | 1215 (11.03) | 81.55 | < 0.001 |
Urban | 7809 | 2197 | 9807 (88.97) | ||
Age group | |||||
15–24 | 1779 | 666 | 2445 (22.19) | 644.08 | < 0.001 |
25–34 | 4025 | 1817 | 5842 (53.00) | ||
35–49 | 121 | 2613 | 2734 (24.81) | ||
Religion | |||||
Orthodox | 2231 | 851 | 3082 (34.22) | 87.82 | < 0.001 |
Muslim | 1048 | 4394 | 5442 (41.38) | ||
Protestant | 1385 | 477 | 1862 (22.13) | ||
Others | 200 | 55 | 255 (3.27) | ||
Maternal education | |||||
No education | 5527 | 1311 | 6837 (66.08) | 152.37 | < 0.001 |
Primary education | 1918 | 760 | 2678 (26.77) | ||
Secondary | 500 | 234 | 734 (4.66) | ||
Higher | 265 | 126 | 391(2.49) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Married | 7833 | 2423 | 10257 (93.1) | 111 | < 0.001 |
Single | 284 | 481 | 765 (6.90) | ||
Husband education | |||||
No education | 3965 | 1090 | 5076 (47.82) | 235 | < 0.001 |
Primary education | 3103 | 1012 | 4115 (39.34) | ||
Secondary | 572 | 226 | 798 (7.63) | ||
Higher | 314 | 156 | 471 (4.05) | ||
Maternal occupation | |||||
Had occupation | 3715 | 1180 | 4895 (44.42) | 9.85 | 0.002 |
Had no occupation | 4702 | 1424 | 6126 (55.58) | ||
Wealth index | |||||
Poor | 4049 | 1106 | 5155 (46.78) | 89.67 | < 0.001 |
Middle | 1736 | 542 | 2279 (20.68) | ||
Rich | 2630 | 955 | 3586 (32.54) | ||
Media exposed | |||||
Yes | 622 | 304 | 987(8.96) | 88.27 | < 0.001 |
No | 7794 | 2240 | 10035(91.04) | ||
Sex of child | |||||
Male | 4404 | 1320 | 5724(51.94) | 1.62 | 0.202 |
Female | 4013 | 1284 | 5297(48.06) | ||