Table 2 Trends in health facility delivery among adolescent women by selected characteristics 2005, 2011, and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys
Characteristics | EDHS2005 | EDHS2011 | EDHS2016 | Percentage point difference in health facility delivery prevalence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 575 | N = 492 | N = 378 | Phase1 | Phase2 | Phase3 | |
2011–2005 | 2016–2011 | 2016–2005 | ||||
Health facility | 4.6 | 9.2 | 38.7 | 4.6 | 29.5 | 34.1 |
Maternal age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 15–17 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 34.4 | − 1.6 | 29.4 | 27.9 |
 18–19 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 40.3 | 5.5 | 30.2 | 35.7 |
Sex of household head | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 4.3 | 7.8 | 37.6 | 3.5 | 29.8 | 33.3 |
 Female | 8.2 | 14.8 | 43.9 | 6.6 | 29.1 | 35.7 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 36.7 | 74.6 | 82.1 | 37.9 | 7.5 | 45.4 |
 Rural | 1.8 | 3.0 | 36.5 | 1.2 | 33.5 | 34.7 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 4.9 | 17.0 | 63.9 | 12.1 | 46.9 | 59.0 |
 Married/living together | 4.0 | 8.6 | 38.2 | 4.6 | 29.6 | 34.2 |
 Widowed/divorced/separated | 12.1 | 8.5 | 30.0 | − 3.6 | 21.5 | 17.9 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Orthodox | 7.2 | 11.4 | 48.0 | 4.2 | 36.6 | 40.8 |
 Protestant | 0.6 | 9.5 | 40.7 | 8.9 | 31.2 | 40.1 |
 Muslim | 2.9 | 6.9 | 35.3 | 4.0 | 28.4 | 32.4 |
 Other | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | − 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Maternal educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No education | 2.3 | 3.0 | 29.3 | 0.1 | 26.3 | 27.0 |
 Primary | 9.6 | 10.7 | 41.1 | 1.1 | 30.4 | 31.5 |
 Secondary and above | 38.9 | 73.5 | 74.8 | 34.6 | 1.3 | 35.9 |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Poor | 2.1 | 1.6 | 29.8 | − 0.5 | 28.2 | 27.7 |
 Middle | 0.1 | 2.4 | 39.1 | 2.3 | 36.7 | 39.0 |
 Rich | 10.8 | 29.3 | 58.7 | 18.5 | 29.4 | 47.9 |
Maternal occupational status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not working | 4.0 | 10.4 | 35.6 | 6.4 | 25.2 | 31.6 |
 Working | 7.2 | 7.6 | 43.4 | 0.4 | 35.8 | 36.2 |
Number of living children | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No child | 0.1 | 9.3 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 20.3 |
 First | 6.3 | 11.7 | 43.9 | 5.4 | 32.2 | 37.6 |
 Two and above | 2.6 | 3.0 | 22.9 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 |
Frequency of ANC visits | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No ANC visits | 3.9 | 2.6 | 18.2 | − 1.3 | 15.6 | 14.3 |
 < 4 ANC visits | 4.9 | 20.4 | 39.7 | 15.5 | 19.3 | 34.8 |
 At least 4 ANC visits | 5.7 | 12.3 | 50.2 | 6.6 | 37.9 | 44.5 |
Distance to health facility | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Small problem | 11.3 | 20.6 | 52.6 | 9.3 | 32 | 41.3 |
 Big problem | 2.1 | 5.8 | 31.2 | 3.7 | 25.4 | 29.1 |
Problem seeking permission to go healthcare | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Small problem | 5.8 | 11.5 | 44.1 | 5.7 | 32.6 | 38.3 |
 Big problem | 2.5 | 3.9 | 33.4 | 1.4 | 29.5 | 30.9 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Large central | 3.2 | 9.0 | 38.7 | 5.8 | 29.7 | 35.5 |
 Small peripheral | 8.6 | 9.7 | 27.3 | 1.1 | 17.6 | 18.7 |
 Metropolitan | 61.3 | 21.1 | 74.9 | − 40.2 | 53.8 | 13.6 |