Table 3.
Source of information, wealth status of participants and child characteristics in emerging regions of Ethiopia, 2016
| Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of child | ||
| Male | 357 | 55.6 |
| Female | 285 | 44.4 |
| Child age in months | ||
| 12–15 | 288 | 44.9 |
| 16–19 | 224 | 34.9 |
| 20–23 | 130 | 20.2 |
| Wealth status | ||
| Poorest | 389 | 60.6 |
| Poor | 81 | 12.6 |
| Middle | 43 | 6.7 |
| Rich | 53 | 8.3 |
| Richest | 76 | 11.8 |
| Own a mobile phone | ||
| No | 491 | 76.5 |
| Yes | 151 | 23.5 |
| Reading newspaper or magazine | ||
| No | 620 | 96.6 |
| Yes | 22 | 3.4 |
| Listening radio | ||
| No | 547 | 85.2 |
| Yes | 95 | 14.8 |
| Watching TV | ||
| No | 569 | 88.6 |
| Yes | 73 | 11.4 |
| Wanted last child | ||
| No | 71 | 11.1 |
| Yes | 571 | 88.9 |
| Child size at birth | ||
| Large | 175 | 27.3 |
| Average | 256 | 39.9 |
| Small | 211 | 32.8 |
| Birth order of the child | ||
| 1 | 113 | 17.6 |
| 2–5 | 358 | 55.8 |
| ≥ 6 | 171 | 26.6 |
| Preceding birth interval in months | ||
| 9–23 | 133 | 20.7 |
| 24–35 | 188 | 29.3 |
| > 35 | 321 | 50.0 |