Table 1 Frequency and percentage of study participants for variables in Ethiopia for EDHS 2005, 2011, and 2016
Variables | Categories | EDHS 2005 N = 575 (%) | EDHS 2011 N = 492 (%) | EDHS 2016 N = 378 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Place of delivery | Health facility | 27 (4.6) | 45 (9.2) | 146 (38.7) |
| Â | Home | 548 (95.4) | 447 (90.8) | 272 (61.3) |
Maternal age | 15–17 | 125 (21.7) | 87 (17.7) | 105 (27.7) |
|  | 18–19 | 450 (78.3) | 405 (82.3) | 273 (72.3) |
Marital status | Single | 20 (3.4) | 36 (7.3) | 23 (5.9) |
| Â | Married | 514 (89.4) | 409 (83.2) | 308 (87.5) |
| Â | Separated/divorced | 41 (7.2) | 47 (9.5) | 47 (12.5) |
Religion | Orthodox | 258 (44.8) | 225 (45.8) | 88 (23.1) |
| Â | Muslim | 235 (40.9) | 170 (34.6) | 211 (55.9) |
| Â | Protestant | 74 (12.9) | 83 (16.7) | 72 (91.1) |
| Â | Other | 8 (1.9) | 14 (2.9) | 7 (1.8) |
Sex of household head | Female | 52 (9.1) | 97 (19.8) | 63 (16.6) |
| Â | Male | 523 (90.9) | 395 (80.2) | 315 (83.4) |
Maternal occupational status | Not working | 458 (79.6) | 279 (56.7) | 227 (60.1) |
| Â | Working | 117 (20.4) | 213 (43.3) | 151 (39.9) |
Maternal education status | No education | 443 (78.9) | 252 (51.1) | 124 (32.9) |
| Â | Primary | 120 (20.9) | 221 (45.0) | 237 (62.6) |
| Â | Secondary and above | 12 (2.1) | 19 (3.9) | 17 (4.5) |
Wealth index | Poor | 238 (41.4) | 246 (50.1) | 201 (53.3) |
| Â | Middle | 140 (24.3) | 114 (23.1) | 89 (23.5) |
| Â | Rich | 197 (34.3) | 132 (26.8) | 88 (23.1) |
Living children | No child | 43 (7.4) | 27 (5.5) | 18 (4.6) |
| Â | One | 347 (60.4) | 331 (67.3) | 285 (75.5) |
| Â | Two and above | 185 (32.2) | 134 (27.2) | 75 (19.9) |
Use of ANC visits | No | 323 (73.5) | 242 (60.2) | 88 (24.8) |
| Â | Yes | 120 (26.5) | 160 (39.8) | 251 (74.2) |
Frequency of ANC visits | No ANC visit | 323 (73.5) | 242 (60.2) | 87 (25.8) |
|  | 1–3 | 68 (15.5) | 101 (25.1) | 148 (43.5) |
| Â | At least four visits | 49 (11.0) | 59 (14.7) | 104 (30.6) |
Place of residence | Rural | 529 (92.0) | 449 (91.3) | 359 (95.1) |
| Â | Urban | 46 (8.0) | 43 (8.7) | 19 (4.9) |
Region | Large central | 532 (92.5) | 555 (92.6) | 339 (89.9) |
| Â | Small peripheral | 32 (5.6) | 31 (6.2) | 30 (7.8) |
| Â | Metropolitan | 11 (1.9) | 6 (1.2) | 9 (2.3) |