Table 2.
Background characteristics of study participants, EDHS 2016 (n=11,023)
| Variables | Unweighted n (%) |
Weighted n (%)* |
Number of deaths n (%) | NMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (in year) | ||||
| 15–24 | 2575(24.2) | 2716 (24.6) | 76(20.9) | 29.5 |
| 25–34 | 5521(51.9) | 5611(50.9) | 200 (55.1) | 36.2 |
| 35-49 | 2545(23.9) | 2695 (24.5) | 87 (24.0) | 34.2 |
| Sex of child | ||||
| Male | 5483 (51.5) | 5725 (51.9) | 236(65.0) | 43.0 |
| Female | 5158 (48.5) | 5298 (48.1) | 127(35.0) | 24.2 |
| Birth Order | ||||
| 1 | 2167 (20.4) | 2058 (18.7) | 77(21.2) | 35.5 |
| 2–3 | 3338 (31.4) | 3359 (30.5) | 104(28.7) | 31.2 |
| 4–5 | 2475 (23.3) | 2604 (23.6) | 79(21.8) | 31.9 |
| 6+ | 2661 (25.0) | 3001 (27.2) | 103(28.4) | 38.7 |
| Birth Type | ||||
| Single | 10363 (97.4) | 10730 (97.3) | 320(88.2) | 30.9 |
| Multiple | 278 (2.6) | 292(2.7) | 43(11.8) | 154.7 |
| Birth Interval (months) | ||||
| <24 | 3018 (28.4) | 2836 (25.7) | 144(39.7) | 47.7 |
| 24–36 | 3296 (31.0) | 3431 (31.1) | 103(28.4) | 31.3 |
| >36 | 4326 (40.7) | 4756 (43.1) | 116(32.0) | 21.8 |
| Birth Size | ||||
| Large | 3214 (30.2) | 3527 (32.0) | 77(22.1) | 24.0 |
| Average | 4419 (41.5) | 4559 (41.4) | 170(48.9) | 38.5 |
| Small | 2890 (27.2) | 2829(25.6) | 101(29.0) | 34.9 |
| Missing | 118 (1.1) | 109 (1.0) | ||
| ANC Usage | ||||
| Yes | 6869(64.6) | 6897 (62.6) | 199(54.8) | 29.0 |
| No | 3771 (35.4) | 4126(37.4) | 164(45.2) | 43.5 |
| Place of Delivery | ||||
| Home | 7155 (67.2) | 7997 (72.6) | 260(71.6) | 36.3 |
| Health facility | 3370 (31.7) | 2892 (26.2) | 99(27.3) | 29.4 |
| Missing | 116 (1.1) | 134 (1.2) | ||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 1974 (18.6) | 1216 (11.0) | 39(10.7) | 19.8 |
| Rural | 8667(81.4) | 9807 (89.0) | 324(89.3) | 37.4 |
| Region | ||||
| Tigray | 1033 (9.7) | 716 (6.5) | 28(7.7) | 27.1 |
| Afar | 1062 (10.0) | 114 (1.0) | 37(10.2) | 34.8 |
| Amhara | 977 (9.2) | 2072 (18.8) | 33(9.1) | 33.8 |
| Oromia | 1581 (14.9) | 4851(44.0) | 51(14.0) | 32.3 |
| Somali | 1505 (14.1) | 508 (4.6) | 68(18.7) | 45.2 |
| Benishangul | 879 (8.3) | 122 (1.1) | 36(9.9) | 41.0 |
| SNNPa | 1277 (12.0) | 2296 (20.8) | 37(10.2) | 29.0 |
| Gambela | 714 (6.7) | 27 (0.2) | 21(5.8) | 29.4 |
| Harari | 605 (5.7) | 26(0.2) | 27(7.4) | 44.6 |
| Addis Ababa | 461 (4.3) | 244 (2.2) | 10(2.8) | 21.7 |
| Dire Dawa | 547 (5.1) | 47 (0.4) | 15(4.1) | 27.4 |
| Maternal education level | ||||
| No education | 6838 (64.3) | 7284 (66.1) | 254(70.0) | 37.2 |
| Primary | 2678 (25.2) | 2951 (26.8) | 81(22.3) | 30.3 |
| Secondary & higher | 1125 (10.6) | 788 (7.1) | 28(7.7) | 24.9 |
| Paternal education level | ||||
| No education | 4928 (46.3) | 5161 (46.8) | 180(49.6) | 36.5 |
| Primary | 3220 (30.3) | 3243 (29.4) | 107(29.5) | 33.2 |
| Secondary & higher | 1785 (16.7) | 1899 (17.5) | 60(13.5) | 33.6 |
| Missing | 708 (6.7) | 724 (6.6) | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 5016 (47.1) | 6204 (56.3) | 154(42.4) | 30.7 |
| Muslim | 5442 (51.1) | 4561 (41.4) | 203(55.9) | 37.3 |
| Traditional/Others | 183 (1.7) | 257 (2.3) | 6(1.7) | 32.8 |
| Wealth Index | ||||
| Poor | 5775 (54.3) | 5156 (46.8) | 228(62.8) | 39.5 |
| Medium | 1466 (13.8) | 2280 (20.7) | 47(12.9) | 32.5 |
| Rich | 3400 (32.0) | 3587 (32.5) | 88(24.2) | 25.9 |
a Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples NMR: Neonatal mortality rate