Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with early marriage among reproductive age in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

Place of residence

 Urban

1026

1077

1

1

 Rural

6297

3247

2.03 (1.71, 2.42)

0.95 (0.72, 1.18)

Age group

 < 20

966 271

1

1

 20–34

3692

2576

0.41 (0.32, 0.50)

0.39 (0.30, 0.51)*

 35–49

2664

4477

0.50 (0.40, 0.63)

0.39 (0.30, 0.51)*

Women level of education

 Unable to read and write

4909

2148

1

1

 Primary education

2039

1311

0.68 (0.59, 0.78)

0.60 (0.51, 0.71)*

 Secondary education

267

497

0.23 (0.18, 0.30)

0.19 (0.13, 0.26)*

 Higher education

106

366

0.12 (0.08, 0.17)

0.11 (0.07, 0.18)*

Husband level of education

 Unable to read and write

3247

1516

1

1

 Primary education

3448

1323

0.86 (0.74, 1.03)

1.10 (0.93, 1.30)

 Secondary education

466

508

0.42 (0.34, 0.53)

0.89 (0.70, 1.14)

 Higher education

241

471

0.23 (0.17, 0.31)

0.82 (0.55, 1.23)

Wealth quartile

 Poor

3043

1559

1

1

 Middle

1530

793

0.92 (0.78, 1.08)

0.95 (0.79, 1.14)

 Rich

2747

2070

0.63 (0.53, 0.75)

0.98 (0.80, 1.21)

Region

 Tigray

542

304

1

1

 Afar

81

27

1.67 (1.25, 2.23

1.25 (0.92, 1.70)

 Amhara

2108

778

1.51 (1.19, 1.93)

1.47 (1.16, 1.87)*

 Oromia

2751

1681

0.91 (0.72, 1.75)

0.79 (0.63, 0.99)*

 Somalia

199

158

0.70 (0.55, 0.89)

0.55 (0.42, 0.70)*

 Benishangul Gumuz

81

43

1.04 (0.80, 1.35)

0.94 (0.70, 1.25)

 SNNP

343

966

0.77 (0.60, 0.99)

0.72 (0.56, 0.92)*

 Gambela

21

12

0.97 (0.75, 1.27)

1.42 (1.02, 1.97)*

 Harari

15

13

0.65 (0.50, 0.85)

0.72 (0.55, 0.95)*

 Addis Ababa

141

310

0.25 (0.20, 0.31)

0.35 (0.25, 0.47)*

 Dire Dawa

34

27

0.69 (0.53, 0.90)

0.69 (0.52, 0.91)*

Media exposure

 No media exposure

5968

3095

1

1

 Has media exposure

1353

1229

0.59 (0.49, 0.66)

1.17 (0.97, 1.42)

Occupation status of mothers

 No

3551

2127

1

1

 Yes

3771

2196

1.02 (0.95, 1.15)

1.08 (0.96, 1.23)