Variables | Categories | Weighted frequency (%) EDHS 2000 | Weighted frequency (%) EDHS 2005 | Weighted frequency (%) EDHS 2011 | Weighted frequency (%) EDHS 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (in years) | 15–19 | 473 (5.92) | 440 (6.02) | 402 (5.08) | 339 (4.47) |
20–24 | 1728 (21.66) | 1474 (20.16) | 1609 (20.34) | 1466 (19.30) | |
25–29 | 2026 (25.40) | 1961 (26.83) | 2383 (30.13) | 2166 (28.53) | |
30–34 | 1490 (18.76) | 1428 (19.54) | 1490 (18.83) | 1662 (21.89) | |
35–39 | 1220 (15.29) | 1138 (15.57) | 1239 (15.67) | 1207 (15.89) | |
40–44 | 707 (8.85) | 579 (7.91) | 572 (7.22) | 547 (7.20) | |
45–49 | 329 (4.12) | 290 (3.96) | 216 (2.73) | 270 (2.73) | |
Residence | Urban | 908 (11.38) | 634 (8.67) | 1189 (15.00) | 969 (12.77) |
Rural | 7067 (88.62) | 6674 (91.33) | 6719 (84.98) | 6621 (87.21) | |
Current marital Status | Currently not married | 785 (9.84) | 535 (7.32) | 723 (9.14) | 482 (6.34) |
Currently married | 7190 (90.16) | 6773 (92.68) | 7186 (90.86) | 7109 (93.66) | |
Household size | 1–3 | 1112 (13.94) | 910 (12.44) | 1080 (13.65) | 1033 (13.61) |
4–6 | 4047 (50.74) | 3644 (49.86) | 4057 (51.30) | 3889 (51.23) | |
>  = 7 | 2817 (35.31) | 2754 (37.76) | 2772 (35.05) | 2669 (35.16) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 4054 (50.83) | 3263 (44.64) | 3328 (42.07) | 2883 (37.97) |
Protestant | 1232 (15.45) | 1464 (19.21) | 2563 (32.41) | 1652 (21.76) | |
Muslim | 2338 (29.31) | 2383 (32.60) | 250 (3.16) | 2825 (37.21) | |
Other | 352 (4.41) | 260 (3.55) | 1769 (22.36) | 233 (3.06) | |
Region | Small peripherals | 273 (3.42) | 449 (6.14) | 399 (5.04) | 442 (5.81) |
Large centrals | 7511 (94.18) | 6691 (91.57) | 7271 (91.94) | 6900 (90.96) | |
Metropolitans | 191 (2.40) | 168 (2.30) | 239 (3.01) | 250 (3.28) | |
Media exposure | No | 5798 (72.28) | 4564 (62.46) | 3171 (40.10) | 4970 (65.47) |
Yes | 2169 (27.22) | 2743 (37.54) | 4737 (59.90) | 2621 (34.53) | |
Maternal working status | No | 3359 (42.13) | 5500 (75.26) | 5140 (64.94) | 5418 (71.38) |
Yes | 4614 (57.87) | 1809 (24.47) | 2769 (35.01) | 2173 (28.62) | |
Maternal educational level | No formal education | 6549 (82.12) | 5735 (78.47) | 5271 (66.64) | 4792 (63.12) |
Primary | 1002 (12.56) | 1206 (16.49) | 2271 (28.71) | 2150 (28.32) | |
Secondary and above | 425 (5.32) | 368 (5.04) | 368 (4.65) | 650 (8.55) | |
Household head | Male | 6758 (84.75) | 6420 (87.85) | 6912 (89.42) | 6474 (85.29) |
Female | 1217 (15.25) | 888 (12.15) | 1297 (16.40) | 1117 (14.71) | |
Parity | Prime | 1363 (17.08) | 1191 (16.29) | 1400 (17.69) | 1435 (18.90) |
Multi | 3262 (40.90) | 3026 (41.40) | 3465 (43.81) | 3190 (42.02) | |
Grand | 3350 (42.02) | 3092 (42.31) | 3045 (38.50) | 2966 (39.08) | |
Ever had terminated pregnancy | No | 6735 (84.46) | 6689 (91.53) | 7072 (89.42) | 6910 (91.04) |
Yes | 1240 (15.54) | 619 (8.47) | 837 (10.58) | 680 (8.96) | |
Knowledge of ovulatory cycle | Don’t know | 1760 (22.06) | 2387 (32.66) | 2002 (25.31) | 1254 (16.51) |
Know | 6215 (77.94) | 4921 (67.34) | 5907 (74.69) | 6337 (83.49) |