Table 1 Percentage Distribution of Socio-demographic Characteristics among Respondents from 2005 to 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey
Characteristics | Weighted frequency(%) 2005 N = 39,246 | Weighted frequency(%) 2011 N = 44, 691 | Weighted frequency(%) 2016 N = 41, 392 |
|---|---|---|---|
Trimester of ANC visit | |||
1st trimester | 27.6 | 31.9 | 37.1 |
2nd trimester | 53.7 | 54.8 | 53.6 |
3rd trimester | 18.7 | 13.3 | 9.23 |
History of abortion | |||
Yes | 4.9 | 8.4 | 4.0 |
No | 95.1 | 91.6 | 96.0 |
Region | |||
Tigray | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
Afar | 6.0 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
Amhara | 16.4 | 13.8 | 11.4 |
Oromia | 18.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
Somali | 5.5 | 7.1 | 12.2 |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.7 |
SNNPR | 17.6 | 8.6 | 13.6 |
Gambela | 4.9 | 14.4 | 6.2 |
Harari | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Addis-Abeba | 5.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Dire-Dawa | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 43.7 | 35.6 | 33.1 |
Protestant | 16.8 | 19.0 | 18.5 |
Muslim | 36.8 | 43.3 | 47.1 |
Catholic | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Traditional | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Husband educational status | |||
None | 66.5 | 59.7 | 56.3 |
Primary | 21.0 | 31.9 | 30.6 |
Secondary+ | 12.5 | 8.5 | 13.2 |
Women educational status | |||
None | 81.8 | 76.0 | 73.2 |
Primary | 12.1 | 20.2 | 20.0 |
Secondary+ | 6.1 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
Wealth index | |||
Poor | 42.8 | 48.3 | 50.4 |
Middle | 17.4 | 16.8 | 14.8 |
Rich | 39.8 | 34.9 | 34.9 |
Residence | |||
Rural | 83.9 | 83.2 | 81.9 |
Urban | 16.1 | 16.8 | 18.1 |
History of stillbirth | |||
Yes | 95.1 | 91.6 | 96.0 |
No | 5.0 | 8.4 | 4.0 |
Place of delivery | |||
Home | 94.7 | 90.4 | 73.3 |
H institution | 5.3 | 9.6 | 26.7 |
Media exposure on ANC visit | |||
Exposed | 37.7 | 52.9 | 67.9 |
Non-exposed | 62.3 | 47.1 | 32.1 |
Pregnancy complication | |||
Yes | 36.4 | 23.9 | 46.7 |
No | 63.6 | 76.1 | 53.3 |
Birth order | |||
1 | 13.2 | 21.0 | 48.3 |
2–3 | 5.9 | 11.0 | 29.1 |
4–5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 18.2 |
6+ | 2.1 | 4.1 | 14.7 |
Anemic level of respondents | |||
Anemic | 30.6 | 23.4 | 32.4 |
Non-anemic | 69.4 | 76.7 | 67.6 |
Parity | |||
1 | 3.9 | 21.9 | 4.2 |
2–3 | 16.1 | 32.2 | 17.3 |
4–5 | 24.2 | 20.2 | 24.1 |
6+ | 55.6 | 25.7 | 54.3 |
Fertility preference | |||
Wants soon | 38.5 | 44.3 | 45.1 |
Wants later | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
Undecided | 1.4 | 3.8 | 45.8 |
No more wants | 55.3 | 47.6 | 4.1 |
Mothers age at birth | |||
> 20 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 31.4 |
20–34 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 26.4 |
35–49 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 21.2 |
Husband/partner occupational status | |||
Working | 99.3 | 98.0 | 89.3 |
Not working | 0.7 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
Women occupational status | |||
Working | 29.2 | 53.5 | 43.5 |
Not working | 70.8 | 46.5 | 56.5 |