Table 2 Reproductive Character of monogamous and polygamous women in Worebabo Woreda in 2021
Variable | Category | Monogamous women (N = 352) | Polygamous women (N = 351) | X2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | No | ||||
History of pregnancy | No | 30 (8.5%) | 76 (21.7%) | 23.6 | 0 |
| Â | Yes | 322 (91.5%) | 275 (78.3%) | Â | Â |
Number of pregnancy | 01-Feb | 197 (61.2%) | 106 (38.5%) | 43.16 | 0 |
| Â | 03-Apr | 46 (14.3%) | 26 (9.5%) | Â | Â |
|  |  >  = 5 | 79 (24.5%) | 143 (52%) |  |  |
Number of delivery | 0 | 38 (10.8%) | 80 (22.8%) | 78.07 | 0.034 |
| Â | 01-Feb | 217 (61.6%) | 103 (29.3%) | Â | Â |
| Â | 03-Apr | 31 (8.8%) | 74 (21.1%) | Â | Â |
|  |  >  = 5 | 66 (18.8%) | 94 (26.8%) |  |  |
History of still birth | No | 305 (86.6%) | 300 (85.5%) | 0.2 | 0.65 |
| Â | Yes | 47 (13.4%) | 51 (14.5%) | Â | Â |
History of abortion | 0 | 235 (66.8%) | 292 (83.2%) | 31.58 | 0 |
| Â | 1 | 104 (29.5%) | 59 (16.8%) | Â | Â |
| Â | 2 | 13 (3.7%) | 0 | Â | Â |
Number of live children | 0 | 101 (28.7%) | 90 (25.6%) | 16.81 | 0.001 |
| Â | 01-Feb | 151 (42.9%) | 115 (32.8%) | Â | Â |
| Â | 03-Apr | 36 (10.2%) | 38 (10.8%) | Â | Â |
|  |  >  = 5 | 64 (18.2%) | 108 (30.8%) |  |  |
women’s desire to next child | Less than two years | 114 (32.4%) | 99 (28.2%) | 1.51 | 0.367 |
| Â | After two years | 124 (35.2%) | 134 (38.2%) | Â | Â |
| Â | No desire | 114 (32.4%) | 118 (33.6%) | Â | Â |
Respondents husband number of desired children | Same number | 112 (31.8%) | 44 (12.5%) | 106.1 | 0.554 |
| Â | More children | 112 (31.8%) | 241 (68.7%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Fewer children | 128 (36.4%) | 46 (13.1%) | Â | Â |
|  | Don’t know | 0 | 20 (5.7%) |  |  |