Table 2 Reproductive history of married women in the reproductive age in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2012 (n = 519)
Variables | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Ever given birth | Yes | 385 (74.2) |
No | 134 (25.8) | |
Current pregnancy status | Pregnant | 46 (8.9) |
Not pregnant | 473 (91.1) | |
Desire for more child | Yes | 336 (64.7) |
No | 183 (35.3) | |
Number of desired children | 1 | 3 (0.6) |
2 | 146 (28.1) | |
3 | 135 (26.0) | |
4 | 154 (29.7) | |
5+ | 81 (15.6) | |
Number of children ever born | None | 134 (25.8) |
1 | 95 (18.3) | |
2 | 110 (21.2) | |
3 | 78 (15.0) | |
4 | 36 (6.9) | |
5+ | 66 (12.7) | |
Number of children alive | None | 136 (26.2) |
1 | 102 (19.7) | |
2 | 118 (22.7) | |
3 | 79 (15.2) | |
4 | 41 (7.9) | |
5+ | 43 (8.3) | |