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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers who attended four or more ANC visits for the most recent birth within five years before the survey, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Facility delivery and postnatal care services use among mothers who attended four or more antenatal care visits in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey

Characteristics

Percent

Age of the mother at birth in years

 

 Mean (SD)

26.9 (6.2)

Educational level

 

 No education

47.9

 Primary

34.3

 Secondary& above

17.8

Religion

 

 Christian

69.1

 Other

30.9

Marital status

 

 Married/in union

92.8

 Other

7.2

Place of residence

 

 Urban

25.2

 Rural

74.8

Wealth index

 

 Poorest

12.6

 Poorer

17.3

 Middle

18.5

 Richer

21.4

 Richest

30.2

Mother’s working status

 

 No

65.8

 Yes

34.2

Birth order

 

 First

24.9

 Second to fourth

45.0

 Five or more

30.1

Perceived distance to health facility

 

 Big problem

45.9

 Not a big problem

54.1

Recent birth wanted

 

 Wanted then

76.7

 Wanted later

16.3

 Wanted no more

7.0