Table 1 Characteristics of women who ever gave birth between 2008 and 2019 in Kersa DHS site, eastern Ethiopia

Ethnicity

 Oromo

35,171

89.85

 Amhara

2,521

6.44

 Somali

80

0.20

 Gurage

671

1.71

 Harari

501

1.28

 Tigre

90

0.23

 Other

112

0.29

Religion

 Muslim

35,642

91.03

 Orthodox Christians

3,121

7.97

 Others

390

0.99

Education

 Formal education

13,350

34.19

 Read only

216

0.55

 Read and write

509

1.30

 Can’t read and write

24,976

63.96

Occupation

 Housewife

30,636

78.25

 Student

2,506

6.40

 Unemployed

1,922

4.91

 Employee

1,403

3.58

 Farmer

1,013

2.59

 Trader

878

2.24

 Daily laborer

502

1.28

 Others

293

0.75

Have own income

 Yes

26,097

66.65

 No

13,056

33.35

Wealth Index

 First quintile

10,847

33.68

 Second quintile

11,987

33.49

 Third quintile

12,506

34.94

Number of pregnancies

 One

7,758

19.81

 Two -Five

22,473

57.40

 Six -Ten

8,118

20.73

 More than 10

804

2.050

Preceding child alive

 Yes

30,530

77.98

 No

865

2.21

 First pregnancy

7,758

19.81

Number of alive children

 One

6,812

17.40

 Two -Five

22,619

57.77

 Six -Ten

7,795

19.91

 More than 10

1,927

4.92