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Table 3 Maternal healthcare services related characteristics in the 2011 and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS), among married/in sexual union women of reproductive age

From: Association between skilled maternal healthcare and postpartum contraceptive use in Ethiopia

Variables

EDHS 2011 (N = 2545)

EDHS 2016 (N = 2386)

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

Current contraceptive use

 Yes

378

14.9

553

23.2

 No

2167

85.1

1834

76.8

Place of delivery

 Home

2272

89.3

1499

62.8

 Health facility

273

10.7

887

37.2

Place of delivery by facility typea

 Public facility

234

85.7

864

97.4

 Private facility

39

14.3

23

2.6

Who assisted delivery

 No assistance/ assisted by unskilled provider

2221

87.2

1478

62.0

 Doctor

29

1.2

99

4.1

 Nurse/midwife/HO

295

11.6

809

33.9

Skilled ANC

  

 Yes

820

32.2

1620

67.8

 No

1725

67.8

766

32.7

Number of skilled ANCb(n = 820)

 One times

117

14.3

126

7.8

 2-3 times

356

43.4

677

41.8

 4+ times

347

42.3

817

50.4

Skilled PNC use

 Yes

183

7.18

455

19.1

 No PNC

2362

92.18

1931

80.9

  1. ANC Antenatal care, PNC Postnatal care, HO Health officer
  2. an = calculated from facility delivery, bn = calculated from those who received skilled ANC