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Table 3 Unintended pregnancies by women’s characteristics Ethiopia, EDHS 2016, (n = 1135)

From: Factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia; further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey data

Variables

Unintended pregnancy

Yes

No

Age

 15 to 24

100.35 (29.82)

299.96 (37.57)

 25 to 34

169.14 (50.36)

386.32 (48.38)

 35 to 49

67.21 (19.97)

112.21 (14.05)

Marital status

 Single

29.62 (8.81)

9.11 (1.14)

 Married or living in union

307.09 (91.19)

789.38 (98.86)

Educational status

 No education

190.81 (56.69)

413.13 (51.74)

 Primary

119.62 (35.54)

278.04 (34.82)

 Secondary or higher

26.28 (7.81)

107.32 (13.44)

Resident

 Urban

28.18 (8.37)

132.73 (16.62)

 Rural

308.52 (91.63)

665.76 (83.38)

Region

 Major region

326.62 (97.05)

693.24 (86.82)

 City administrations

5.41 (1.61)

24.04 (3.01)

 Developing region

4.67 (1.39)

81.21 (10.17)

Perceived distance to seek medical care

 Big problem

224.31 (66.65)

411.47 (51.53)

 Not a big problem

112.39 (33.35)

387.02 (48.47)

Parity

 Nulliparous

36.41 (10.84)

192.82 (24.15)

 Primiparous

47.91 (14.24)

133.16 (16.68)

 Multiparous

143.90 (42.76)

312.79 (39.17)

 Grand multiparous

108.48 (32.23)

159.71 (20)

History of Abortion

 No

301.61 (89.58)

723.75 (90.64)

 Yes

35.09 (10.42)

74.73 (9.36)

Ever contraceptive used

 No

156.08 (46.38)

461.09 (57.75)

 Yes

180.62 (53.67)

337.39 (42.25)