Characteristics | Categories | n | % |
Healthcare facility | Hospital | 620 | 71.6 |
Health centre | 246 | 28.4 | |
Age (years) | 15–24 | 59 | 6.8 |
25–34 | 322 | 37.2 | |
35–49 | 485 | 56.0 | |
Age (years)* | 34.3 (6.8) | ||
Residence | Urban | 800 | 92.4 |
Rural | 66 | 7.6 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 190 | 22.0 |
Primary education | 436 | 50.5 | |
Secondary education | 175 | 20.3 | |
Any postsecondary education | 63 | 7.3 | |
Missing | 2 | ||
Family size | 1–2 | 217 | 25.1 |
3–4 | 421 | 48.8 | |
5 or more | 225 | 26.1 | |
Missing | 3 | ||
Family size* | 3.6 (1.6) | ||
Number of previous children (more than 3 years) | 2 or fewer | 531 | 61.6 |
3 or more | 331 | 38.4 | |
Missing | 4 | ||
Marital status | Married | 429 | 49.9 |
In a union | 37 | 4.3 | |
Not in a union | 394 | 45.8 | |
Missing | 6 | ||
Monthly family income | <1500 Birr | 480 | 55.4 |
≥1500 Birr | 333 | 38.5 | |
Don’t know | 53 | 6.1 | |
Main decision-maker regarding income use | Respondent | 545 | 64.3 |
Husband/partner | 114 | 13.4 | |
Respondent and husband/partner jointly | 165 | 19.5 | |
Others† | 24 | 2.8 | |
Missing | 16 | ||
Primary occupation | Farmer | 35 | 4.0 |
Labourer | 354 | 40.9 | |
Governmental employee | 99 | 11.4 | |
Non-governmental employee | 42 | 4.9 | |
Small business owner/trader | 172 | 19.9 | |
Housewife | 143 | 16.5 | |
Other, specify‡ | 21 | 2.4 | |
Mobile phone use | Almost every day | 578 | 66.7 |
At least once a week | 80 | 9.2 | |
Less than once a week | 6 | 0.7 | |
Not at all | 202 | 23.3 | |
Watch television | Almost every day | 490 | 56.6 |
At least once a week | 46 | 5.3 | |
Less than once a week | 7 | 0.8 | |
Not at all | 323 | 37.3 | |
Listen to radio | Almost every day | 176 | 20.4 |
At least once a week | 59 | 6.8 | |
Less than once a week | 19 | 2.2 | |
Not at all | 610 | 70.6 | |
Missing | 2 |
*Continuous variable, mean and SD presented.
†Father, mother, relative, family and siblings.
‡Student, housemaid, retired, volunteer services and support.