Table 4 Completion of the continuum of maternity care by different characteristics of reproductive age women in Ethiopia, 2019

Age (in years)

15-24

639 (25.28)

112. (29.92)

25-34

1367 (54.05)

176 (47)

>=34

521 (20.7)

86 (23)

Marital

Unmarried

163 (6.5)

25 (6.6)

Married

2365 (93.5)

349 (93.4)

Religion

Orthodox

1033 (40.8)

175 (46.6)

Muslim

748 (29.6)

128 (34.2)

Others^c

747 (29.5)

72 (19.2)

Region

Addis Ababa

92 (3.7)

30 (7.9)

Tigray

227 (9.0)

44 (11.7)

Afar

31 (1.2)

1 (0.4)

Amhara

615 (24.3)

83 (22.1)

Oromia

939 (37.1)

134 (35.8)

Somali

60 (2.4)

6 (1.5)

B/Gumz

30 (1.2)

8 (2.2)

SNNPR

494 (19.6)

63 (16.8)

Gambella

15 (0.6)

1 (0.3)

Harari

8 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

Dire Dawa

14 (0.6)

3 (0.9)

Residence

Urban

705 (28)

163 (43.5)

Rural

1823 (72)

212 (56.5)

Educational status of women

No education

1137 (45)

131 (35)

Primary

1018 (40)

133 (35.5)

Secondary

257 (10)

74 (19.7)

Higher

116 (5)

36 (9.7)

Sex of household head

Male

2194 (87)

323 (86.2)

Female

334 (13)

52 (13.8)

Last birth by cesarean section

No

2035 (93.8)

261 (81.1)

Yes

134 (6.2)

61 (18.9)

Timing of first ANC initiation

Early

916 (36.2)

179 (47.7)

Late

1612 (63.8)

196 (52.3)

Household members

≤ 5

1371 (54.2)

215 (57.3)

≥ 6

1158 (45.8)

160 (42.7)

Birth interval (in months)

≤ 23

326 (17)

34 (12.8)

≥ 24

1597 (83)

233 (87.2)

Parity

Primiparous

584 (23.1)

101 (27)

Multiparous

1164 (46)

196 (52.2)

Grand multiparous

780 (30.8)

78 (20.7)

Household wealth status

Poor

902 (35.7)

74 (19.7)

Medium

523 (20.7)

64 (17.1)

Rich

1103 (43.6)

237 (63.2)

Age at First Birth

≤17

1025 (40.6)

132 (35.1)

≥18

1503 (59.4)

243 (64.9)

Advised about danger signs during pregnancy

No

1069 (42.3)

88 (23.6)

Yes

1459 (57.7)

287 (76.4)

Twin

No

2479 (98)

368 (98)

Yes

49 (2)

8 (2)

Number of under-five children

No

80 (3.2)

16 (4.3)

Only one

1389 (54.9)

225 (60.1)

Two

890 (35.2)

123 (32.9)

3 and above

168 (6.6)

10 (2.7)