Background Characteristics | Category | Count | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Age groups (n = 7,903) | 15 – 24 | 3,140 | 39.4 |
25 – 29 | 1,965 | 24.9 | |
30 – 49 | 2,799 | 35.4 | |
Mother’s level of education (n = 7,903) | No education | 778 | 9.9 |
Primary | 4,784 | 60.5 | |
Secondary or higher | 2,341 | 29.6 | |
Employment Status (n = 7,903) | Not working | 1,405 | 17.8 |
Working | 6,494 | 82.2 | |
Distance to nearest health facility (n = 7,903) | Big problem | 3,180 | 40.2 |
Not a big problem | 4,723 | 59.8 | |
Modern contraceptive Use (n = 7,903) | Non user | 5,217 | 66 |
User | 2,686 | 34 | |
Mass media exposure (n = 7,903) | No | 1,824 | 23.1 |
Yes | 6,079 | 76.9 | |
Last birth a caesarean section (n = 7,878) | No | 7,315 | 92.9 |
Yes | 563 | 7.1 | |
Preceding birth interval (n = 6,151) | Short (< 24 months) | 1,325 | 21.5 |
Optimal (24–59 months) | 4,069 | 66.1 | |
Long (60Â months or more) | 758 | 12.3 | |
Household wealth index (n = 7,903) | Low | 3,409 | 43.1 |
Middle | 1,475 | 18.7 | |
High | 3,019 | 38.2 | |
Type of place of residence (n = 7,903) | Urban | 1,737 | 22 |
Rural | 6,167 | 78 | |
Region (n = 7,903) | Central | 2,166 | 27.4 |
Eastern | 2,175 | 27.5 | |
Northern | 1,621 | 20.5 | |
Western | 1,942 | 24.6 |