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. 2021 Nov 9;79:192. doi: 10.1186/s13690-021-00720-2

Table 2.

Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

Variable Categories Time to first ANC visit
Event No (%) Censored No (%)
Age 15–24 324 (7.5%) 830 (19%)
25–34 715 (16.5%) 1757 (40.5%)
35–49 171 (4%) 531 (12.5%)
Mother education level No education 499 (11.5%) 1677 (38.7%)
Primary 406 (9.3%) 995 (23%)
Secondary and above 305 (7.1%) 446 (10.4%)
Residence Urban 500 (11.6%) 734 (17%)
Rural 710 (16.4%) 2384 (55%)
Wealth index Poor 345 (8%) 1346 (17%)
Middle 176 (4%) 478 (31.1%)
Richer 689((16%) 1294 (29.9%)
Marital status Separated 14 (0.3%) 43 (1%)
Married 1196 (27.6%) 3075 (71%)
Mother occupation currently No 805 (18.6%) 2160 (50%)
Yes 405 (9.4) 958 (22%)
Husband education level No education 366 (8.4%) 1233 (28.5%)
Primary 396 (9.1%) 1165 (27%)
Secondary and above 448 (10.4%) 720 (16.6%)
Parity 3 or less 819 (19%) 1816 (42%)
4 and above 391 (9%) 1302 (30.1%)
Sex of household head Male 974 (22.5%) 2598 (60%)
Female 236 (5.4%) 520 (12%)
A person who usually decides on respondent’s health care Respondent alone 239 (5.5%) 558 (12.9%)
Respondent and husband/partner 803 (18.6%) 2014 (46.5%)
Respondent and another person 168 (3.9%) 546 (12.6%)
Wanted pregnancy Then 995 (23%) 2506 (60%)
Later 170 (3.9%) 448 (10.4%)
No more 45 (1.04%) 164 (3.8%)
Husband occupation Not working 101 (2.3%) 231 (5.3%)
Agriculture 501 (11.6%) 1549 (35.8%)
Non-agricultural 608 (14%) 1338 (30.9%)
Religion Orthodox 497 (11.5%) 1158 (26.7%)
Muslin 504 (11.6%) 1308 (30%)
Protestant 191 (4.4%) 609 (14.1%)
Other 18 (0.4%) 43 (0.9%)
Media exposure No 579 (13.4%) 1903 (44%)
Yes 631 (14.6%) 1215 (28.1%)