Table 1 Background characteristics of women who had live birth in the 12 months preceding the survey in Ethiopia, 2017
From: Determinants of postnatal care utilization in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis
Background characteristics | Number of women (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age | ||
 < 20 | 161 | 5.9 |
 20–34 | 2098 | 77.0 |
 35–49 | 465 | 17.1 |
Education | ||
 No education | 1571 | 57.7 |
 Primary | 595 | 21.8 |
 Higher | 558 | 20.5 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 1623 | 59.6 |
 Protestant | 512 | 18.8 |
 Muslims | 568 | 20.9 |
 Traditional/others | 21 | 0.8 |
Wealth quintile | ||
 Poorest | 545 | 20.0 |
 Poorer | 546 | 20.0 |
 Middle | 544 | 20.0 |
 Richer | 551 | 20.2 |
 Richest | 538 | 19.7 |
Walking distance to nearest health facility (health post or health center) | ||
 < 30 min | 1337 | 49.1 |
 > =30 min | 1387 | 50.9 |
Region | ||
 Amhara | 929 | 34.1 |
 Oromia | 713 | 26.2 |
 SNNP | 687 | 25.2 |
 Tigray | 395 | 14.5 |
Total | 2724 | 100.0 |