Table 2.
Reproductive characteristics of mothers/caregivers of children aged 6 to 23 months in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016
| Variables | Intimate partner violence | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children ever born | Yes N (%) |
No N (%) |
N (%) |
| 1 to 2 | 126 (30) | 318 (36) | 444 (34) |
| 3 to 4 | 93 (22) | 256 (29) | 348 (27) |
| > = 5 | 202 (48) | 313 (35) | 515 (39) |
| Presence of other under five children in the house | |||
| No | 163 (39) | 407 (46) | 570 (44) |
| Yes | 258 (61) | 479 (54) | 737 (56) |
| Age at first birth | |||
| < 18 | 150 (36) | 315 (36) | 466 (36) |
| 18–24 | 244 (58) | 492 (56) | 736 (56) |
| 25–29 | 24 (6) | 63 (7) | 87 (7) |
| > =30 | 3 (1) | 15 (2) | 18 (1) |
| Currently pregnant | |||
| No or unknown | 394 (94) | 837 (95) | 1231 (94) |
| Yes | 27 (6) | 49 (5) | 76 (6) |
| Number of living children | |||
| < =2 | 134 (32) | 347 (39) | 481 (37) |
| 3 to 4 | 116 (27) | 281 (32) | 396 (30) |
| > =5 | 171 (41) | 258 (29) | 429 (33) |
| Current Marital Status | |||
| Married | 396 (94) | 855 (96) | 1151 (96) |
| Living with partner | 7 (2) | 15 (2) | 22 (2) |
| Othersa | 18 (4) | 17 (2) | 35 (2) |
| Fertility desire | |||
| Want more children | 249 (59) | 516 (58) | 765 (59) |
| Undecided | 26 (6) | 41 (5) | 67 (5) |
| Don’t want more children | 146 (35) | 329 (37) | 475 (36) |
| Mother worked outside home in the last 12 months | |||
| No | 227 (54) | 506 (57) | 733(56) |
| In the past year | 77 (18) | 157 (18) | 234 (18) |
| Currently working | 118 (28) | 223 (25) | 340 [21] |
aWidowed, divorced, and separated