Table 1.
Percentage distribution of currently married women age 15–49 by biological and behavioural characteristics in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia: 2000, 2005, and 2011
| Variables & categories | Survey year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2005 | 2011 | |
| Knowledge of modern contraception | |||
| No | 12.3 | 10.4 | 0.8 |
| Yes | 87.7 | 89.6 | 99.2 |
| Current use of modern contraceptive method | |||
| Non-users | 93.4 | 84.3 | 77.0 |
| Users | 6.6 | 15.7 | 33.0 |
| Modern contraceptive method-mix | |||
| Female sterilization | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Pill | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| Intrauterine contraceptive device | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Injectables | 3.4 | 11.7 | 26.5 |
| Implants | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Male condom | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Exact age at first marriage | |||
| 15 years | 56.5 | 56.8 | 48.3 |
| 18 years | 87.0 | 83.0 | 74.9 |
| 20 years | 92.1 | 89.9 | 83.0 |
| Early marriage | |||
| < age 18 years | 87.0 | 83.9 | 75.2 |
| ≥ age 18 years | 23.0 | 16.1 | 14.0 |
| Median age at first marriage (Years) | |||
| Urban | 15.6 | 15.5 | 16.8 |
| Rural | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Total | 14.5 | 14.4 | 15.1 |
| Postpartum infecundability (Months) | |||
| Amenorrhea | 22.4 | 20.8 | 18.4 |
| Abstinence | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| Insusceptibility | 22.6 | 21.4 | 19.0 |
| Number of observations | 2587 | 2330 | 2776 |
Source: Calculated from 2000, 2005, and 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey data