Table 2 Individual and behavioral related characteristics of reproductive age women in Ethiopia, 2016
Variable | Categories | Frequency (%) | Modern contraceptive utilization | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age at first sex | less 18 years | 7591 (63.5) | 1989 (26.2) | 5602 (73.8) |
18–24 | 3961 (33.1) | 1125 (28.4) | 2836 (71.6) | |
25 and above | 410 (3.4) | 77 (18.8) | 333 (81.2) | |
Age at first childbirth | less 18 years | 4094 (39.9) | 1044 (25.5) | 3050 (74.5) |
18–24 | 5286 (51.5) | 1549 (29.3) | 3737 (70.7) | |
25 and above | 886 (8.6) | 235 (26.5) | 651 (73.5) | |
Total children ever born | No child | 5409 (34.5) | 374 (6.91) | 5035 (93.09) |
1–2 | 3678 (23.5) | 1266 (34.42) | 2412 (65.58) | |
3–4 | 2683 (17.1) | 785 (29.26) | 1898 (70.74) | |
5 and above | 3913 (25.0) | 778 (19.88) | 3135 (80.12) | |
Number of living children | No child | 5539 (38.4) | 390 (7.04) | 5149 (92.96) |
1–2 | 3983 (27.6) | 1355 (34.02) | 2628 (65.98) | |
3–4 | 2930 (20.2) | 807 (27.54) | 2123 (72.46) | |
5 and above | 1990 (13.8) | 438 (22.01) | 1552 (77.10) | |
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | Not at all | 13,106 (83.6) | 2632 (20.08) | 10,474 (79.92) |
Less than once a week | 1881 (12.0) | 428 (22.75) | 1453 (77.25) | |
At least once a week | 696 (4.4) | 143 (20.55) | 553 (79.45) | |
Frequency of listening to the radio | Not at all | 10,338 (65.9) | 1908 (18.46) | 8430 (81.54) |
Less than once a week | 2644 (16.9) | 623 (23.56) | 2021 (76.44) | |
At least once a week | 2701 (17.1) | 672 (24.88) | 2029 (78.12) | |
Frequency of watching TV | Not at all | 10,084 (64.3) | 1820 (18.05) | 8264 (81.95) |
Less than once a week | 1780 (11.3) | 444 (24.94) | 1336 (75.06) | |
At least once a week | 3819 (24.4) | 939 (24.59) | 2880 (75.41) | |
Decision make on contraceptive use | Mainly respondent | 726 (24.4) | 705 (97.1) | 21 (2.9) |
Mainly husband, partner | 150 (5.0) | 147 (98.0) | 3 (2.0) | |
Joint decision | 2104 (70.6) | 2034 (96.7) | 70 (3.3) | |