Spatial distribution of short birth interval and associated factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey

Table 1 Weighted socio-demographic reproductive and child status-related characteristics of study participants, EDHS, 2019 [N = 1784]

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentages
Short birth intervals	No	662	37.11
Short birth intervals	Yes	1122	62.89
Age of the mother	15–24	339	19.00
	25–34	1051	58.91
	35–49	394	22.09
Residence	Urban	354	19.84
Residence	Rural	1430	80.16
Religion	Orthodox	390	21.97
	Muslim	1039	58.24
	Protestant	310	17.38
	Others++	43	2.41
Age at first birth	Less than 18	843	47.25
Age at first birth	18 and above	941	52.75
Wealth index	Poor	1029	57.68
	Middle	244	13.68
	Rich	511	28.64
Sex of child	Male	906	50.78
Sex of child	Female	878	49.22
Contraceptive utilization	Use	482	27.02
Contraceptive utilization	No	1302	72.98
Survival of index child	No	31	1.74
Survival of index child	Yes	1753	98.26
Sex of household head	Male	1428	80.04
Sex of household head	Female	356	19.96
Respondents education level	no education	1093	61.27
	Primary	505	28.31
	Secondary	112	6.28
	Higher	74	4.15
Region	Tigray	137	7.81
	Afar	245	12.53
	Amhara	111	8.14
	Oromia	232	13.34
	Somali	232	11.31
	Beneshangul Gumuz	152	9.60
	SNNPR	211	11.80
	Gambella	130	7.89
	Harari	140	7.49
	Addis Ababa	66	3.25
	Dire Dawa	128	6.83
Ideal no children	<=2	1380	77.35
Ideal no children	> 2	404	22.65
Breast feeding practice	Never	82	4.71
	Not currently	473	27.18
	Still breast feeding	1185	68.10

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