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Table 2 Trends of unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women by characteristics in 2000, 2005, 2011, and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys

From: Trend, multivariate decomposition and spatial variations of unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from demographic and health surveys

Variables

EDHS

2000

EDHS

2005

EDHS 2011

EDHS

2016

Point difference in unintended pregnancy

     

Phase 1

2005–2000

Phase 1

2011–2005

Phase 2

2016–2011

Phase 1

2016–2000

Maternal age

 15–19

43.02

36.88

33.72

27.25

− 6.14

− 3.16

− 6.47

− 15.77

 20–24

38.10

35.92

30.41

21.31

− 2.18

− 5.51

− 9.1

− 16.79

 25–29

37.02

33.94

30.83

24.77

− 3.08

− 3.11

− 6.06

− 12.25

 30–34

38.04

35.19

30.40

26.44

− 2.85

− 4.79

− 3.96

− 3.96

 35–39

42.28

40.17

35.35

30.13

− 2.11

− 4.82

− 5.22

− 12.15

 40–44

47.45

45.77

37.32

36.47

− 1.68

− 8.45

− 0.85

− 10.98

 45–49

39.76

44.29

41.32

35.55

4.53

− 2.97

− 5.77

− 4.21

Marital status

 Not married

53.45

47.09

42.41

36.52

− 6.36

− 4.68

− 5.89

− 16.93

 Married

38.27

36.29

31.26

25.89

− 1.98

− 5.03

− 5.37

− 12.38

Residence

 Rural

37.9

38.76

33.57

25.90

0.86

− 5.19

− 7.67

− − 12

 Urban

53.64

36.92

32.05

26.66

− 16.72

− 4.84

-5.39

− 26.98

Maternal education

 No education

37.52

35.75

31.51

26.46

− 1.77

− 4.06

− 5.05

− 11.44

 Primary education

47.22

42.92

34.38

27.89

− 4.3

− 8.54

− − 6.49

− 19.24

 Secondary and above

56.82

38.60

30.33

22.98

− 18.22

− 8.27

− 7.35

− 33.84

Region

 Small Peripherals

22.21

11.96

14.39

7.31

− 10.25

2.43

− 7.08

− 14.9

 Large centrals

40.18

38.72

33.25

27.77

− 1.46

− 5.47

− 10.48

− 12.41

 Metropolitans

48.55

38.50

32.43

27.44

10.05

− 6.07

− 4.99

− 21.11

Media exposure

 No

36.62

33.56

29.32

26.41

− 3.06

− 4.24

− 2.91

− 10.21

 Yes

42.09

42.93

34.25

26.86

0.84

− 8.68

− 7.39

− 15.23

Parity

 Primiparous

33.68

32.44

26.83

19.69

− 1.24

− 5.61

− 7.14

− 13.99

 Multiparous

37.74

32.28

30.67

24.22

− 5.46

− 1.61

− 6.45

− 13.52

 Grand multiparous

44.21

43.56

36.61

32.42

− 0.65

− 6.95

− 4.19

− 11.79

Knowledge of ovulatory cycle

 Don’t know

38.15

36.59

29.36

26.24

− 1.56

− 7.23

− 3.12

− 11.91

 Know

40.22

37.32

33.26

26.63

− 2.9

− 4.06

− 6.63

− 13.59

 Prevalence

95% CI

39.76 (38.69, 40.84)

37.08 (35.97, 38.19)

32.28 (31.25, 33.31)

26.57 (25.58, 27.57)

(− 2.72, − 2.65)

(− 4.72, − 4.88)

(− 5.67, − 5.74)

(− 13.11, -13.27)