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Table 2 Obstetric and related characteristics of women in Ethiopia who gave birth within 2 years before the survey, EDHS 2016 (n = 4489)

From: Factors associated with postnatal care utilization among postpartum women in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Birth order

1

912

20.31

2–4

1889

42.08

≥5

1688

37.61

Place of delivery

Home

2887

64.31

Health facility

1602

35.69

The last child wanted

No

1172

26.10

Yes

3317

73.90

No of ANC visit

0

1595

35.54

1–3

1399

31.16

≥4

1495

33.30

Mode of delivery

Cesarean section

4369

97.34

Vaginal

119

2.66

Women autonomy

Low

489

11.47

High

3779

88.53

Attitude towards wife-beating

Opposing

2485

55.51

Favorable

1991

44.49