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Table 1 Prevalence of unintended childbirth by socio-demographic characteristics of women 15-49 years, Ethiopia-2011

From: Prevalence and determinants of unintended childbirth in Ethiopia

Characteristics

Wanted birth

Unwanted birth

Total

N (weighted)

Age

P < 0.001

   

15-19

66.3

33.7

100.0

401

20-34

69.4

30.6

100.0

5480

35-49

63.5

36.5

100.0

2024

Educational level

P = 0.03

   

No education

68.5

31.5

100.0

5268

Primary education

65.6

34.4

100.0

2270

Secondary education

69.6

30.4

100.0

368

Type of place of residence

P = 0.305

   

Urban

66.5

33.5

100.0

1187

Rural

68.0

32.0

100.0

6717

Respondent currently working

P < 0.001

   

No

70.3

29.7

100.0

5131

Yes

63.0

37.0

100.0

2768

Wealth index

P < 0.001

   

Poor

70.7

29.3

100.0

3433

Middle

66.4

33.6

100.0

1628

Rich

64.9

35.1

100.0

2844

Parity

P < 0.001

   

0-2

72.3

27.7

100.0

2751

3-5

66.9

33.1

100.0

2924

6 and above

63.3

36.7

100.0

2200

Household size

P < 0.001

   

1-3

76.3

23.7

100.0

1080

4-6

69.7

30.3

100.0

4056

7 and above

61.6

38.4

100.0

2770

Religion

P < 0.001

   

Orthodox

64.8

35.2

100.0

3327

Protestant

68.3

31.7

100.0

1763

Muslim

71.0

29.0

100.0

2563

Catholic/Traditional/others

69.6

30.4

100.0

247

Marital status

P < 0.001

   

Never in union

13.9

86.1

100.0

72

Married/cohabiting

68.7

31.3

100.0

7185

Formerly married

62.7

37.3

100.0

649

Ethnicity

P < 0.001

   

Afar

95.2

4.8

100.0

63

Amhara

65.4

34.6

100.0

2256

Oromo

61.6

38.4

100.0

2765

Somalie

95.9

4.1

100.0

193

Tigrie

80.5

19.5

100.0

524

Others

72.1

27.9

100.0

2060

Knowledge of contraceptive method

P < 0.001

   

Knows no method

86.0

14.0

100.0

420

Knows at least one method

67.3

32.7

100.0

7339

Contraceptive use

P < 0.001

   

Yes

61.5

38.5

100.0

1810

No

70.1

29.9

100.0

5949

Media exposure

P = 0.001

   

Inadequate

69.1

30.9

100.0

5062

Adequate

65.5

34.5

100.0

2680

History of abortion

P = 0.024

   

Yes

67.3

32.7

100.0

6953

No

71.2

28.8

100.0

803

Total

67.8

32.2

100.0

7905