Table 2.
Reproductive health related characteristics in the 2011 and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS), among married/in sexual union women of reproductive age
| Variables | EDHS 2011 (N = 2545) | EDHS 2016 (N = 2386) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Number of living children | ||||
| No child | 24 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.6 |
| 1-2 child | 942 | 37.0 | 939 | 39.4 |
| 3-4 child | 746 | 29.3 | 653 | 27.4 |
| 5+ | 834 | 32.8 | 780 | 32.7 |
| Birth order | ||||
| First | 393 | 15.4 | 480 | 20.1 |
| 2-3 birth | 848 | 33.3 | 749 | 31.4 |
| 4-5 birth | 565 | 22.2 | 510 | 21.4 |
| 6+ | 739 | 29.0 | 647 | 27.1 |
| Family size concordance | ||||
| Both want same | 982 | 38.6 | 998 | 41.8 |
| Husband wants more | 662 | 26.0 | 580 | 24.3 |
| Husbands wants fewer | 187 | 7.4 | 147 | 6.1 |
| Do not know/Missing | 714 | 28.1 | 662 | 27.7 |
| Fertility preference | ||||
| wants soon | 151 | 5.9 | 187 | 7.8 |
| wants later | 1387 | 54.5 | 1298 | 54.4 |
| wants no more | 892 | 35.1 | 760 | 31.9 |
| Undecided | 115 | 4.5 | 142 | 5.9 |
| Women’s decision-makingb | ||||
| Yes | 1272 | 50.0 | 1623 | 68.0 |
| No | 1273 | 50.0 | 764 | 32.0 |
| Knowledge of modern contraceptive | ||||
| Yes | 2463 | 96.8 | 2351 | 98.5 |
| No | 82 | 3.2 | 35 | 1.5 |
| Visited by FP worker in the last 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 416 | 16.3 | 778 | 32.6 |
| No | 2129 | 83.7 | 1608 | 67.4 |
| Exposure to family planning mediaa | ||||
| Yes | 689 | 27.1 | 592 | 24.8 |
| No | 1856 | 72.9 | 1794 | 75.2 |
aExposure to family planning media was determined by whether a woman reported she has heard/read about family planning from radio/television/newspaper/ mobile SMS. bWomen’s decision-making was defined by whether a woman reported that she herself has made decisions (or made a joint decision with her partner) about her own health care, large household purchase, or visiting families/relatives