Table 2.

Obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 6954)

Variable		Frequency	Percentage
Parity	1–4	4430	63.70
	> = 5	2524	36.30
Number of living children	0	64	0.92
	1–4	4757	68.41
	> = 5	21.33	30.67
Age at first childbirth	<= 19 years	4250	61.12
	20–24 years	2087	30.01
	> = 25 years	617	8.87
Autonomy in own personal healthcare decision making	Respondent alone	1134	16.31
	Joint decision	4063	58.43
	Husband/partner alone	1757	25.27
Timing of first ANC visits (n = 4603)	1st trimester	1786	38.80
	2nd Trimester	2396	52.05
	3rd Trimester	421	9.15
Nature of recent pregnancy	Wanted	5516	79.32
	Unwanted	1438	20.68