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Table 1 The summary of definition of some of the variables

From: Individual and community-level factors associated with modern contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey

Variables

Definition/categories

Age of the AGYW

Obtained by subtracting date of birth of AGYW from century month code (CMC). It then recoded to 15–19 and 20–24 years

AGYW’s educational status

no education, primary, secondary, and technical/vocational or higher

Religion

Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim and others

Marital status

single, married, Widowed and divorced

Working/occupational status

Working currently, not working currently

House wealth index

poor, middle, and rich

Age at first sexual intercourse

Treated as a continues variable re-categorized in to < 20 and ≥ 20

Parity

no birth, one birth, two birth, and three and above births

Husband desire of children

husband want same, husband want more, husband want fewer, and don’t know

Health facility visits

Yes/no

Exposure to media

Yes/no