Table 2.

Obstetric characteristics of participants EDHS 2016

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Age of respondent at 1st birth: mean = 19.1 (±3.67 SD)
11–14	622	5.85
15–19	5940	55.82
20–24	3187	29.95
25–29	719	6.76.
30–34	151	1.42
35+	22	0.21
Size of the child at birth
Large	3214	30.20
Average	4419	41.53
Small	2890	27.16
Don’t know	118	1.11
Birth order
1	2167	20.36
2–3	3338	31.37
4–6	3385	31.81
7+	1751	16.46
Number of living children
0	76	0.71
1–2	3652	34.32
3–4	3230	30.35
5+	3683	34.61
Child sex
Male	5483	51.53
Female	5158	48.47
Twins birth
Yes	278	2.61
No	10,363	97.39
Duration of pregnancy
Term	10,455	98.26
Preterm	186	1.74
Place of delivery
Home	7271	68.33
Gov’t hospital & HC	2832	26.61
Health post	191	1.79
Private hospital, clinic &sector	263	2.47
NGO health facility	84	0.79
Number of TT injections during pregnancy (7193)
0–1	4203	58.43
≥ 2	2990	41.57
Delivery by CS
Yes	305	2.87
No	10,336	97.13
Number of ANC visits during pregnancy (n = 7193)
No visit	2481	34.49
1–3 visit	2092	29.08
≥ 4 visit	2601	36.16
Don’t know	19	0.26