Table 2 Description of socio-demographic variables of women
Background characteristics of women | Women autonomy in health care decision making | |||||||||
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2005, n = 8617 | 2011, n = 10,108 | 2016, n = 9824 | ||||||||
Self | Together | Others | Self | Together | Others | Self | Together | Others | ||
Age | < 24 | 385 (23.9%) | 1052 (25.4%) | 784 (27.3%) | 405 (23.1%) | 1397 (24.3%) | 762 (28.5%) | 419 (22.3%) | 1517 (24.8%) | 511 (27.9%) |
25–34 | 602 (37.4%) | 1649 (39.8%) | 1168 (40.7%) | 688 (39.2%) | 2445 (42.6%) | 1051 (39.3%) | 774 (41.2%) | 2595 (42.4%) | 721 (39.4%) | |
35–49 | 622 (38.7%) | 1440 (34.8%) | 915 (31.9%) | 660 (37.6%) | 1898 (33.1%) | 862 (32.2%) | 684 (36.4%) | 2004 (32.8%) | 599 (32.7%) | |
Educational status | No education | 1102 (68.5%) | 2925 (70.6%) | 2345 (81.8%) | 921 (52.5%) | 3637 (63.4%) | 1987 (74.3%) | 968 (51.6%) | 3473 (56.8%) | 1252 (68.4%) |
Primary | 237 (14.7%) | 663 (16.0%) | 415 (14.5%) | 531 (30.3%) | 1589 (27.7%) | 610 (22.8%) | 548 (29.2%) | 1710 (28.0%) | 442 (24.1%) | |
Secondary | 213 (13.2%) | 475 (11.5%) | 100 (3.5%) | 174 (9.9%) | 298 (5.2%) | 54 (2.0%) | 218 (11.6%) | 572 (9.4%) | 90 (4.9%) | |
Higher | 57 (3.5%) | 78 (1.9%) | 7 (.2%) | 127 (7.2%) | 216 (3.8%) | 24 (.9%) | 143 (7.6%) | 361 (5.9%) | 47 (2.6%) | |
Working status | Housewife | 1100 (68.4%) | 3031 (73.2%) | 2331 (81.3%) | 983 (56.1%) | 3887 (67.7%) | 1988 (74.3%) | 1092 (58.2%) | 4167 (68.1%) | 1377 (75.2% |
Employed | 509 (31.6%) | 1110 (26.8%) | 536 (18.7%) | 770 (43.9%) | 1853 (32.3%) | 687 (25.7%) | 785 (41.8%) | 1949 (31.9%) | 454 (24.8%) | |
Residence | Urban | 500 (31.1%) | 920 (22.2%) | 278 (9.7%) | 699 (39.9%) | 1378 (24.0%) | 337 (12.6%) | 656 (34.9%) | 1596 (26.1%) | 239 (13.1%) |
Rural | 1109 (68.9%) | 3221 (77.8%) | 2589 (90.3%) | 1054 (60.1%) | 4362 (76.0%) | 2338 (87.4%) | 1221 (65.1%) | 4520 (73.9%) | 1592 (86.9%) | |
Wealth Index | Poor | 604 (37.5%) | 1522 (36.8%) | 1420 (49.5%) | 570 (32.5%) | 2359 (41.1%) | 1459 (54.5%) | 795 (42.4%) | 2513 (41.1%) | 1098 (60.0%) |
Middle | 186 (11.6%) | 693 (16.7%) | 560 (19.5%) | 208 (11.9%) | 916 (16.0%) | 454 (17.0%) | 229 (12.2%) | 888 (14.5%) | 242 (13.2%) | |
Rich | 819 (50.9%) | 1926 (46.5%) | 887 (30.9%) | 975 (55.6%) | 2465 (42.9%) | 762 (28.5%) | 853 (45.4%) | 2715 (44.4%) | 491 (26.8%) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 642 (39.9%) | 2171 (52.4%) | 888 (31.0%) | 706 (40.3%) | 2397 (41.8%) | 631 (23.6%) | 719 (38.3%) | 2329 (38.1%) | 487 (26.6%) |
Catholic | 14 (.9%) | 33 (.8%) | 33 (1.2%) | 26 (1.5%) | 48 (.8%) | 37 (1.4%) | 12 (.6%) | 38 (.6%) | 10 (.5%) | |
Protestant | 212 (13.2%) | 604 (14.6%) | 599 (20.9%) | 308 (17.6%) | 994 (17.3%) | 579 (21.6%) | 329 (17.5%) | 1083 (17.7%) | 372 (20.3%) | |
Muslim | 702 (43.6%) | 1243 (30.0%) | 1263 (44.1%) | 687 (39.2%) | 2241 (39.0%) | 1348 (50.4%) | 788 (42.0%) | 2614 (42.7%) | 916 (50.0%) | |
Others | 39 (2.4%) | 90 (2.2%) | 84 (2.9%) | 26 (1.5%) | 60 (1.0%) | 80 (3.0%) | 29 (1.5%) | 52 (.9%) | 46 (2.5%) | |
Region | Tigray | 78 (4.8%) | 440 (10.6%) | 277 (9.7%) | 223 (11.9%) | 588 (9.6%) | 146 (8.0%) | 223 (11.9%) | 588 (9.6%) | 146 (8.0%) |
Afar | 114 (7.1%) | 286 (6.9%) | 214 (7.5%) | 149 (7.9%) | 467 (7.6%) | 250 (13.7%) | 149 (7.9%) | 467 (7.6%) | 250 (13.7%) | |
Amhara | 153 (9.5%) | 848 (20.5%) | 293 (10.2%) | 132 (7.0%) | 850 (13.9%) | 146 (8.0%) | 132 (7.0%) | 850 (13.9%) | 146 (8.0%) | |
Oromia | 168 (10.4%) | 760 (18.4%) | 539 (18.8%) | 149 (7.9%) | 913 (14.9%) | 255 (13.9%) | 149 (7.9%) | 913 (14.9%) | 255 (13.9%) | |
Somali | 176 (10.9%) | 87 (2.1%) | 243 (8.5%) | 289 (15.4%) | 452 (7.4%) | 237 (12.9%) | 289 (15.4%) | 452 (7.4%) | 237 (12.9%) | |
Benishangul Gumuz | 69 (4.3%) | 320 (7.7%) | 241 (8.4%) | 118 (6.3%) | 521 (8.5%) | 167 (9.1%) | 118 (6.3%) | 521 (8.5%) | 167 (9.1%) | |
SNNP | 249 (15.5%) | 562 (13.6%) | 551 (19.2%) | 225 (12.0%) | 724 (11.8%) | 268 (14.6%) | 225 (12.0%) | 724 (11.8%) | 268 (14.6%) | |
Gambela | 101 (6.3%) | 186 (4.5%) | 219 (7.6%) | 198 (10.5%) | 337 (5.5%) | 177 (9.7%) | 198 (10.5%) | 337 (5.5%) | 268 (14.6%) | |
Harari | 234 (14.5%) | 121 (2.9%) | 129 (4.5%) | 56 (3.0%) | 473 (7.7%) | 47 (2.6%) | 56 (3.0%) | 473 (7.7%) | 47 (2.6%) | |
Addis Ababa | 174 (10.8%) | 314 (7.6%) | 53 (1.8%) | 230 (12.3%) | 397 (6.5%) | 50 (2.7%) | 230 (12.3%) | 397 (6.5%) | 50 (2.7%) | |
Dire Dawa | 93 (5.8%) | 217 (5.2%) | 108 (3.8%) | 108 (5.8%) | 394 (6.4%) | 88 (4.8%) | 108 (5.8%) | 394 (6.4%) | 88 (4.8%) | |