Table 1 Characteristics of the study population with knowledge of the ovulatory period among young women in Ethiopia: EDHS 2016

Age of women

15–19

685(20.26)

2,696(79.74)

3,380 (55.04)

20–24

752(27.24)

2,009 (72.76)

2,761 (44.96)

Marital status

Married

505 (22.71)

1,719 (77.29)

2,224 (36.21)

Not married

932 (23.79)

2,986 (76.21)

3,918 (63.79)

Women education status

No education

153 (12.50)

1,076 (87.50)

1,230 (20.03)

Primary

732 (21.97)

2,600 (78.03)

3,332 (54.25)

Secondary and higher

551 (34.89)

1,029 (65.11)

1,579 (25.72)

Husband education status

No education

127 (16.93)

623 (83.07)

750 (32.65)

Primary

242 (23.48)

788 (76.52)

1,031 (44.88

Secondary and higher

156 (30.37)

359 (69.63)

516 (22.48)

Current working status

Not working

807 (23.39)

2,644 (76.61)

3,451 (56.19)

Working

630 (23.41)

2,061 (76.59)

2,691 (43.81)

Menstruated in last six weeks

No

406 (20.04)

1,031 (25.05)

2,026 (32.99)

Yes

1,620 (79.96)

3,085 (74.95)

4,116 (67.01)

Contraceptive use

Non user

1,157 (22.44)

4,002 (77.56)

5,159 (84.00)

User

279 (28.44)

703 (71.56)

983(16.00)

Media exposure

No

531 (17.48)

2,507 (82.52)

3,039 (49.47)

Yes

905 (29.19)

2,197 (70.81)

3,103 (50.53)

Wealth index

Poor

340 (16.77)

1,686 (83.23)

2,026 (32.98)

Middle

227 (20.47)

886 (79.53)

1,113 (18.13)

Rich

869 (28.96)

2,133 (71.04)

3,003(48.89)

Community level variables

Residence

Urban

465 (31.68)

1,002 (68.32)

1,467 (23.89)

Rural

972 (20.80)

3,703 (79.20)

4,675 (76.11)

Community level poverty

Low

813 (29.09)

1,983 (70.91)

2,796 (45.53)

High

624 (18.64)

2,722 (81.36)

3,346 (54.47)

Community level of media exposure

Low

663 (18.55)

2,912 (81.45)

3,576 (58.22)

High

773 (30.15)

1,792 (69.85)

2,566 (41.78)

Community level of women’s education

Low

581 (18.51)

2,557 (81.49)

3,138 (51.10)

High

856 (28.50)

2,147 (71.50)

3,003 (48.90)

Region

larger central

1,240 (23.15)

4,119 (76.85)

5,360 (87.26)

small peripherals

36 (11.21)

290 (88.79)

326 (5.32)

metropolis

159 (35.08)

296 (64.92)

455 (7.42)