Table 2 Reproductive and obstetric characteristics of reproductive age women in Ethiopia, 2016 EDHS (weighted)
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Number of living children (parity) | ||
None | 3246 | 29.9 |
1 to 2 | 4538 | 41.7 |
3 to 4 | 2373 | 21.8 |
5 and more | 714 | 6.6 |
Husband wants to have an additional child? | ||
Yes | 6245 | 57.4 |
No | 4626 | 42.6 |
History of terminated pregnancy | ||
Yes | 730 | 6.7 |
No | 10,141 | 93.3 |
Fertility preference | ||
Wants within 2 years | 2318 | 21.3 |
Wants after 2 years | 3888 | 35.8 |
Wants no more children | 2397 | 22.0 |
Undecided | 2271 | 20.9 |
Decision maker for using contraception | ||
Mainly respondent | 1990 | 18.3 |
Mainly husband/partner | 5912 | 54.4 |
Jointly | 2512 | 23.1 |
Others | 457 | 4.2 |
Knowledge | ||
Good | 10,291 | 94.7 |
Poor | 580 | 5.3 |
Visited health facility in the last 12 months | ||
Yes | 4307 | 39.6 |
No | 6564 | 60.4 |
Discussed about FP with healthcare worker (n = 4307) | ||
Yes | 1533 | 35.6 |
No | 2774 | 64.4 |
Counseled by healthcare worker regarding the side effects (n = 4307) | ||
Yes | 1208 | 28.0 |
No | 3099 | 72.0 |
Information given regarding the other FP methods (n = 4307) | ||
Yes | 1414 | 32.8 |
No | 2893 | 67.2 |
Type of the last contraceptive used | ||
Pills | 2458 | 22.6 |
IUD | 493 | 4.6 |
Injectable | 6113 | 56.2 |
Implant | 1481 | 13.6 |
Condom | 197 | 1.8 |
Traditional | 129 | 1.2 |