Table 2 Reproductive, behavioral and child status characteristics among women of child bearing age in Tselemti district, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016
Variables(N = 803) | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Parity | ||
1–2 | 221 | 27.5 |
3 | 206 | 25.7 |
4+ | 376 | 46.8 |
Birth interval in months | ||
< 33 | 187 | 23.3 |
33–59 | 403 | 50.2 |
60+ | 213 | 26.5 |
History of FP use | ||
Yes | 618 | 77 |
No | 185 | 23 |
Duration of breastfeeding in the index child(months) | ||
0–12 | 59 | 7.3 |
13–23 | 110 | 13.7 |
24+ | 634 | 79 |
No. of living children | ||
0–1 | 267 | 33.3 |
2 | 204 | 25.4 |
3 | 174 | 21.7 |
4+ | 158 | 19.7 |
Knowledge on short birth interval | ||
Yes | 714 | 88.9 |
No | 89 | 11.1 |
History of multiple births in index child | ||
Yes | 32 | 4 |
No | 771 | 96 |
Age of the woman at birth | ||
< 19 | 482 | 60 |
20+ | 321 | 40 |
Sex of the index child | ||
Male | 428 | 53.3 |
Female | 375 | 46.7 |
Survival of index child before the conception of the last child | ||
Yes | 771 | 96 |
No | 32 | 4 |