Machine learning to predict unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from EDHS 2016

Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of reproductive age women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016, March 2023 (n = 7589)

Features	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Maternal Age
	15–19	413	5.44
	20–34	5264	69.36
	35–49	1912	25.20
Residence
	Urban	1547	20.4
	Rural	6042	79.6
Marital Status
	Single	68	0.90
	Married	7026	92.58
	Widowed	104	1.37
	Divorced	392	5.16
Maternal educational status
	No education	4629	61.00
	Primary	2028	26.72
	Secondary	594	7.83
	Higher	338	4.46
Husband education
	No education	3421	48.84
	Primary	2279	32.42
	Secondary	765	10.89
	Higher	551	7.85
Husband occupational status
	Not employed	742	10.56
	Employed	6217	88.49
	do not know	67	0.95
Maternal work status
	Not working	4257	56.09
	Working	3332	43.91
Wealth index
	Poor	3964	52.23
	Middle	1330	17.52
	Rich	2295	30.24
Religion
	Orthodox	2512	33.10
	Protestant	1457	19.20
	Muslim	3432	45.22
	Other	189	2.49
Region
	Addis Abeba	198	2.61
	Afar	71	0.94
	Amhara	1,632	21.51
	Benishangul	81	1.06
	Dire Dawa	33	0.44
	Gambela	21	0.27
	Harari	17	0.23
	Oromia	3129	41.24
	SNNPR	1601	21.09
	Somali	269	3.54
	Tigray	537	7.07

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