Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women in Ethiopia, intermediate EDHS 2019
| Variable | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| Current age in years (mean) | 28.42 | 28.73 |
| Age at first birth (mean) | 20.24 | 18.17 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 396 (38.59) | 1,045 (36.02) |
| Muslim | 304 (29.59) | 1,036 (35.72) |
| Others* | 327(31.82) | 819 (28.25) |
| Educational status | ||
| No education | 304 (29.66) | 1,710 (58.96) |
| Primary | 424 (41.32) | 991 (34.16) |
| Secondary | 179 (17.46) | 165 (5.70) |
| Higher | 119 (11.56) | 34 (1.18) |
| Household Wealth index | ||
| poor | 123 (12.02) | 1524 (52.54) |
| middle | 60 (5.85) | 701 (24.18) |
| rich | 843 (82.13) | 675(23.28) |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 5 (0.53) | 15 (0.53) |
| Married | 933 (90.9) | 2,752 (94.88) |
| Widowed/ divorced | 88 (8.57) | 133 (4.59) |
| Parity | ||
| 1 | 281 (27.33) | 545 (18.78) |
| 2–4 | 520 (50.62) | 1,218 (41.99) |
| 5 and above | 226 (22.05) | 1,138 (39.22) |
| Region | ||
| Developing | 106 (10.35) | 229 (8.54) |
| Developed | 920 (89.65) | 2,671 (91.46) |