Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study women by place of postnatal care service utilization in Ethiopia, analysis from EDHS 2016
| Variable | Place of PNC Utilization | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home n (%) |
At Health Facility n (%) |
Not utilized at all n (%) | Total N (%) |
|
| Age group | ||||
| 15–24 years | 27 (2.6) | 48 (4.5) | 980 (92.9) | 1055 (100) |
| 25–34 years | 70 (3.2) | 120 (5.5) | 2001 (91.3) | 2191 (100) |
| 35–49 years | 33 (2.7) | 68 (5.5) | 1144 (91.8) | 1245 (100) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/lived w p. | 123 (2.9) | 216 (5.1) | 3872 (91.6) | 4211 (100) |
| Others | 7 (2.5) | 20 (7.1) | 253 (90.4) | 280 (100) |
| Educational status | ||||
| Not Educated | 91 (2.7) | 149 (4.4) | 3152 (92.9) | 3392 (100) |
| Primary and above | 39 (3.5) | 87 (7.9) | 973 (88.5) | 1099 (100) |
| Religion | ||||
| Orthodox Christian | 40 (3.5) | 103 (9.1) | 991 (87.4) | 1134 (100) |
| Muslim | 61 (2.6) | 86 (3.7) | 2166 (93.6) | 2313 (100) |
| Others | 29 (2.8) | 47 (4.5) | 968 (92.7) | 1044 (100) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 8 (3.1) | 28 (10.9) | 220 (85.9) | 256 (100) |
| Rural | 122 (2.9) | 208 (4.9) | 3905 (92.2) | 4235 (100) |
| Region | ||||
| Agrarian | 62 (2.8) | 149 (6.7) | 2019 (90.5) | 2230 (100) |
| Pastoralists | 52 (2.7) | 65 (3.3) | 1824 (94) | 1941 (100) |
| Urban administration | 16 (5.0) | 22 (6.9) | 282 (88.1) | 230 (100) |
| No family members | ||||
| 1–4 | 33 (2.7) | 68 (5.7) | 1101 (91.6) | 1202 (100) |
| 5–7 | 65 (2.9) | 128 (5.8) | 2023 (91.3) | 2216 (100) |
| > = 8 | 32 (3.0) | 40 (3.7) | 1001 (93.3) | 1073 (100) |
| Sex of household head | ||||
| Male | 106 (3.0) | 192 (5.4) | 3266 (91.6) | 3564 (100) |
| Female | 24 (2.6) | 44 (4.7) | 859 (92.7) | 927 (100) |
| Partner’s Educational level | ||||
| No education | 56 (2.2) | 109 (4.3) | 2360 (93.5) | 2525 (100) |
| Primary | 53 (4.0) | 86 (6.5) | 1180 (89.5) | 1319 (100) |
| Secondary and above | 14 (3.8) | 21 (5.7) | 332 (90.5) | 367 (100) |
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