Table 4 Independent variables description across recurrent birth event
From: Exploring and modeling recurrent birth events in Ethiopia: EMDHS 2019
Variables | Â | Â | Â | Recurrent birth events | Â | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |  ≥ 9 th | |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n ( %) |
Age of mothers at first birth | |||||||||
  < 20* | 3264(70.5) | 2673(74.3) | 2138(76.3) | 1644(78.9) | 1194(80.5) | 815(82.9) | 495(84.8) | 284(85.0) | 273(82.5) |
  20–34 | 1361(29.4) | 922(25.6) | 662(23.6) | 439(21.1) | 288(19.4) | 168(17.1) | 89(15.2) | 50(15.0) | 58(17.5) |
  35–49 | 7(0.2) | 5(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
Mother’s current marital status | |||||||||
  Married* | 4116(88.9) | 3232(89.8) | 2523(90.0) | 1888(90.6) | 1360(91.7) | 897(91.3) | 533(91.3) | 310(92.8) | 310(93.7) |
  Widowed | 200(4.3) | 159(4.4) | 132(4.7) | 108(5.2) | 73(4.9) | 53(5.4) | 35(6.0) | 13(3.9) | 6(1.8) |
  Divorced | 316(6.8) | 209(5.8) | 147(5.2) | 88(4.2) | 50(3.4) | 33(3.4) | 16(2.7) | 11(3.3) | 15(4.5) |
Place of delivery | |||||||||
  Home* | 609(57.6) | 459(54.7) | 408(59.5) | 364(62.1) | 305(65.0) | 208(64.2) | 131(63.3) | 82(71.3) | 84(70.6) |
  Health sector | 449(42.4) | 380(45.3) | 278(40.5) | 222(37.9) | 164(35.0) | 116(35.8) | 76(36.7) | 33(28.7) | 35(29.4) |
Residence | |||||||||
  Urban* | 1136(24.5) | 711(19.8) | 454(16.2) | 302(14.5) | 217(14.6) | 155(15.8) | 95(16.3) | 62(18.6) | 66(19.9) |
  Rural | 3496(75.5) | 2889(80.3) | 2348(83.8) | 1782(85.5) | 1266(85.4) | 828(84.2) | 489(83.7) | 272(81.4) | 265(80.1) |
Mother’s education level | |||||||||
  No education* | 2861(61.8) | 2499(69.4) | 2095(74.8) | 1638(78.6) | 1217(82.1) | 814(82.8) | 498(85.3) | 279(83.5) | 285(86.1) |
  Primary | 1269(27.4) | 860(23.9) | 587(20.9) | 393(18.9) | 244(16.5) | 156(15.9) | 82(14.0) | 52(15.6) | 46(13.9) |
  Secondary and above | 502(10.8) | 241(6.7) | 120(4.3) | 53(2.5) | 22(1.5) | 13(1.3) | 4(0.7) | 3(0.9) | 0(0.0) |
Husband/partner’s education level | |||||||||
  Primary* | 1269(71.) | 860(78.1) | 587(83.0) | 393(88.1) | 244(91.7) | 156(92.3) | 82(95.3) | 52(94.5) | 46(100.0) |
  Secondary and above | 502(28.3) | 241(21.9) | 120(17.0) | 53(11.9) | 22(8.3) | 13(7.7) | 4(4.7) | 3(5.5) | 0(0.0) |
Region | |||||||||
  Tigray* | 385(8.3) | 294(8.2) | 225(8.0) | 159(7.6) | 105(7.1) | 63(6.4) | 28(4.8) | 14(4.2) | 13(3.9) |
  Afar | 401(8.7) | 312(8.7) | 229(8.2) | 167(8.0) | 121(8.2) | 85(8.6) | 46(7.9) | 26(7.8) | 27(8.2) |
  Amhara | 514(11.1) | 407(11.3) | 321(11.5) | 225(10.8) | 147(9.9) | 95(9.7) | 50(8.6) | 25(7.5) | 26(7.9) |
  Oromia | 587(12.7) | 476(13.2) | 407(14.5) | 316(15.2) | 241(16.3) | 174(17.7) | 106(18.2) | 70(21.0) | 77(23.3) |
  Somali | 387(8.4) | 334 (9.3) | 278(9.9) | 233(11.2) | 183(12.3) | 128(13.0) | 79(13.5) | 56(16.8) | 57(17.2) |
  Benishangul | 420(9.1) | 343(9.5) | 278(9.9) | 202(9.7) | 151(10.2) | 95(9.7) | 58(9.9) | 27(8.1) | 29(8.8) |
  SNNPR | 599(12.9) | 505(14.0) | 402(14.3) | 318(15.3) | 234(15.8) | 155(15.8) | 101(17.3) | 53(15.9) | 39(11.8) |
  Gambela | 412(8.9) | 325(9.0) | 253(9.0) | 183(8.8) | 116(7.8) | 64(6.5) | 33(5.7) | 12(5.7) | 7(3.6) |
  Harari | 361(7.8) | 259(7.2) | 184(6.6) | 128(6.1) | 86(5.8) | 55(5.6) | 33(5.7) | 19(5.7) | 21(6.3) |
  Addis Ababa | 230(5.0) | 113(3.1) | 46(1.6) | 21(1.0) | 10(0.7) | 4(0.4) | 2(0.3) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
  Dire Dawa | 336(7.3) | 232(6.4) | 179(6.4) | 132(6.3) | 89(6.0) | 65(6.6) | 48(8.2) | 32(9.6) | 35(10.6) |
Religion | |||||||||
  Orthodox* | 1524(32.9) | 1122(31.2) | 829(29.6) | 561(26.9) | 371(25.0) | 224(22.8) | 116(19.9) | 56(16.8) | 51(15.4) |
  Protestant | 954(20.6) | 753(20.9) | 602(21.5) | 461(22.1) | 330(22.3) | 215(21.9) | 137(23.5) | 70(21.0) | 60(18.1) |
  Muslim | 2052(44.3) | 1644(45.7) | 1304(46.5) | 1008(48.4) | 750(50.6) | 521(53.0) | 319(54.6) | 201(60.2) | 213(64.4) |
  Catholic,traditional +  | 102(2.2) | 81(2.3) | 67(2.4) | 54(2.6) | 32(2.2) | 23(2.3) | 12(2.1) | 7(2.1) | 7(2.1) |
Household size | |||||||||
  1–4 (small)* | 1238(26.7) | 531(14.8) | 300(10.7) | 201(9.6) | 131(8.8) | 88(9.0) | 52(8.9) | 28(8.4) | 19(5.7) |
  5–9 (medium) | 3133(67.6) | 2841(78.9) | 2289(81.7) | 1695(81.3) | 1178(79.4) | 741(75.4) | 395(67.6) | 216(64.7) | 211(63.7) |
  10 and more (Large) | 261(5.6) | 228(6.3) | 213(7.6) | 188(9.0) | 174(11.7) | 154(15.7) | 137(23.5) | 90(26.9) | 101(30.5) |
Household wealth index | |||||||||
  Poorest* | 1317 (28.4) | 1106(30.7) | 910(32.5) | 703 (33.7) | 529(35.7) | 353(35.9) | 210(36.0) | 121(36.2) | 115(34.7) |
  Poorer | 806(17.4) | 681(18.9) | 565(20.2) | 430(20.6) | 296(20.0) | 195(19.8) | 114(19.5) | 61(18.3) | 57(17.2) |
  Middle | 749(16.2) | 614(17.1) | 492(17.6) | 373(17.9) | 263(17.7) | 180(18.3) | 102(17.5) | 58(17.4) | 56(16.9) |
  Richer | 720(15.5) | 568(15.8) | 453(16.2) | 351(16.8) | 249(16.8) | 160(16.3) | 100(17.1) | 62(18.6) | 72(21.8) |
  Richest | 1040(22.5) | 631(17.5) | 382(13.6) | 227(10.9) | 146(9.8) | 95(9.7) | 58(9.9) | 32(9.6) | 31(9.4) |
Sex of child | |||||||||
  Male | 2426 (52.4) | 1832(50.9) | 1432(51.1) | 1078(51.7) | 759(51.2) | 468(47.6) | 287(49.1) | 175(52.4) | 167(50.5) |
  Female | 2206 (47.6) | 1768(49.1) | 1370(48.9) | 1006(48.3) | 724(48.8) | 515(52.6) | 297(50.9) | 159(47.6) | 164(49.5) |
Child is alive | |||||||||
  Yes* | 4166 (89.9) | 3272(90.9) | 2570(91.7) | 1916(91.9) | 1341(90.4) | 880(89.5) | 524(89.7) | 287(85.9) | 274(82.8) |
  No | 466 (10.1) | 328(9.1) | 232(8.3) | 168(8.1) | 142(9.6) | 103(10.5) | 60(10.3) | 47(14.1) | 57(17.2) |