Table 3.
Cross-tabulation of baseline characteristics, and overweight and obesity among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia (N = 2848)
| Respondents baseline Characteristics | Overweight and Obese | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | ||
| Educational status of respondents | |||
| No education | 72(5.8) | 1159(94.2) | < 0.001 |
| Primary | 160(16.2) | 830(83.8) | |
| Secondary | 96(26.7) | 269(73.3) | |
| Higher | 97(37.0) | 165(63.0) | |
| Respondents age | |||
| 15–24 years old | 48(6.6) | 680(93.4) | < 0.001 |
| 25-34 years old | 216(16.5) | 1090(83.5) | |
| > =35 years old | 161(19.8) | 653(80.2) | |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 254(16.8) | 1262(83.2) | < 0.001 |
| Catholic | 2(9.5) | 19(90.5) | |
| Protestant | 55(8.8) | 568(91.2) | |
| Muslim | 113(16.8) | 561(83.2) | |
| Others | 1(7.1) | 13(92.9) | |
| Number of children | |||
| None | 24(10) | 215(90) | < 0.001 |
| 1–3 | 299(18.3) | 1335(81.7) | |
| > =4 | 102(10.5) | 873(89.5) | |
| Type of current contraceptive use | |||
| Traditional | 23(31.5) | 50(68.5) | < 0.001 |
| Modern | 402(14.5) | 2373(85.5) | |
| Duration of current contraceptive use | |||
| < =6 month | 258(15.5) | 1408(84.5) | 0.316 |
| > 6 month | 167(14.1) | 1015(85.9) | |
| Region of respondents | |||
| Tigray | 22(6.7) | 308(93.3) | < 0.001 |
| Afar | 16(22.9) | 54(77.1) | |
| Amhara | 23(4.3) | 509(95.7) | |
| Oromia | 33(9.1) | 330(90.9) | |
| Somali | 5(31.2) | 11(68.8) | |
| Benishangul | 26(12.6) | 181(87.4) | |
| SNNPR | 30(6.2) | 450(93.8) | |
| Gambella | 22(11.5) | 170(88.5) | |
| Harari | 51(34.9) | 95(65.1) | |
| Addis Ababa | 147(41.5) | 207(58.5) | |
| Dire Dawa | 50(31.6) | 108(68.4) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 354(33.6) | 700(66.4) | < 0.001 |
| Rural | 71(4.0) | 1723(96.0) | |
| Employment status | 0.223 | ||
| Not employed | 174(14.0) | 1069(86.0) | |
| Employed | 251(15.6%) | 1354(84.4) | |
| Husband/partners educational status | |||
| No education | 57(6.3) | 842(93.7) | < 0.001 |
| Primary | 117(10.7) | 972(89.3) | |
| Secondary | 124(26.7) | 341(73.3) | |
| Higher | 127(32.2) | 268(67.8) | |
| Respondents wealth index | < 0.001 | ||
| Poor | 10(1.4) | 688(98.6) | |
| Medium | 13(2.9) | 440(97.1) | |
| Rich | 402(23.7) | 1295(76.3) | |
| Respondent drinks alcohol | |||
| No | 228(14.3) | 1364(85.7) | 0.311 |
| Yes | 197(15.7) | 1059(84.3) | |
| Respondent smokes cigarette | |||
| No | 423(14.9) | 2408(85.1) | 0.714 |
| Yes | 2(11.8) | 15(88.2) | |
| Respondent chews chat | |||
| No | 347(13.6) | 2199(86.4) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 78(25.8) | 224(74.2) | |
| Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | |||
| Not at all | 267(11.3) | 2095(88.7) | < 0.001 |
| Less than once a week | 111(30.9) | 248(69.1) | |
| At least once a week | 47(37.0) | 80(63.0) | |
| Frequency of listening to radio | |||
| Not at all | 185(10.9) | 1514(89.1) | < 0.001 |
| Less than once a week | 95(17.1) | 459(82.9) | |
| At least once a week | 145(24.4) | 450(75.6) | |
| Frequency of watching television | |||
| Not at all | 85(5.1) | 1572(94.9) | < 0.001 |
| Less than once a week | 53(14.0) | 325(86.0) | |
| At least once a week | 287(35.3) | 526(64.7) | |
| Frequency of using internet | |||
| Not at all | 351(13.1) | 2326(86.9) | < 0.001 |
| Less than once a week | 16(42.1) | 22(57.9) | |
| At least once a week | 32(44.4) | 40(55.6) | |
| Almost every day | 26(42.6) | 35(54.7) | |