Table 2. Obstetric and socio-economic characteristics of participants in Ethiopia (N = 12378), 2016.
Variables (N = 12378) | Percentage (%) |
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Wealth status | |
Poorest | 23.9 |
Poor | 22.6 |
Middle | 20.7 |
Richer | 18.4 |
Richest | 14.3 |
Frequency of listening to the radio | |
Not at all | 73.6 |
Less than once a week | 13.2 |
At least once a week | 13.3 |
Frequency of watching the television | |
Not at all | 82.1 |
least than once a week | 10.0 |
At least once a week | 7.9 |
Occupational status | |
Unemployed | 70.6 |
Employed | 29.4 |
Birth history | |
No birth | 12.0 |
One birth | 15.3 |
Two births | 15.1 |
Three births | 13.2 |
Four and above births | 44.4 |
Preceding birth interval | |
Less than 24 months | 23.4 |
≥ 24 months | 76.6 |
Terminated pregnancy (abortion) | |
No | 91.1 |
Yes | 8.9 |
Smoking status | |
Yes | 99.2 |
No | 0.8 |