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Table 2 One-way ANOVA presents fertility preferences by exposure (fecund) in Ethiopia 2011

From: Promoting family planning use after childbirth and desire to limit childbearing in Ethiopia

Preferences

No. of women

Mean

Std. deviation

Std. error

95% CI for mean

F

Sig

     

Lower

Upper

  

Fertility preference

      

90.43

0.000

  Fecund

2865

1.66

.96

.02

1.62

1.69

  Pregnant

881

1.64

.90

.03

1.58

1.70

  

  Postpartum amenorrheic

1956

1.66

.94

.02

1.62

1.71

  

  In-fecund, menopausal

1030

2.21

1.28

.04

2.14

2.29

  

  Total

6732

1.74

1.02

.01

1.72

1.77

  

Desire for more children

      

50.64

0.000

  Fecund

2865

2.75

1.66

.03

2.69

2.81

  Pregnant

881

2.97

1.41

.05

2.88

3.07

  

  Postpartum amenorrheic

1956

2.92

1.51

.03

2.86

2.99

  

  In-fecund, menopausal

1030

3.49

2.04

.06

3.36

3.61

  

  Total

6732

2.94

1.67

.02

2.90

2.98

  

Ideal number of children

      

6.57

0.000

  Fecund

2868

15.10

28.33

.53

14.06

16.14

  Pregnant

882

18.00

31.39

1.06

15.92

20.07

  

  Postpartum amenorrheic

1959

18.53

31.56

.71

17.13

19.92

  

  In-fecund, menopausal

1031

15.21

28.06

.87

13.49

16.92

  

  Total

6740

16.49

29.71

.36

15.78

17.20

  
  1. Note: Based on the couples’ record 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data was estimated.