Independent variables description, frequency distribution and summary statistics
| Variables | Categories (codes) | Frequency | Per cent |
| Residence | Urban (1) | 630 | 17.8 |
| Rural (2) | 2928 | 82.2 | |
| Religion | Orthodox (1) | 1010 | 28.4 |
| Protestant (2) | 754 | 21.2 | |
| Muslim (3) | 1713 | 48.1 | |
| Others | 81 | 2.3 | |
| Mothers marital status | Divorced | 167 | 4.7 |
| Married (1) | 3241 | 91.1 | |
| Widowed (2) | 150 | 4.2 | |
| Region | Tigray (1) | 269 | 7.6 |
| Afar (2) | 298 | 8.4 | |
| Amhara (3) | 385 | 10.8 | |
| Oromia (4) | 530 | 14.9 | |
| Somalie (5) | 378 | 10.6 | |
| Benishangul (6) | 342 | 9.6 | |
| SNNPR (7) | 523 | 14.7 | |
| Gambela (8) | 298 | 8.4 | |
| Harari (9) | 234 | 6.6 | |
| Addis Ababa (10) | 69 | 1.9 | |
| Dire Dawa (11) | 232 | 6.5 | |
| Sex of household head | male (1) | 2765 | 77.7 |
| female(2) | 793 | 22.3 | |
| Contraceptive use | No (0) | 850 | 23.9 |
| Yes (1) | 2708 | 76.1 | |
| Wealth index | Poorest (1) | 1158 | 32.5 |
| Poorer (2) | 695 | 19.5 | |
| Middle (3) | 625 | 17.6 | |
| Rich (4) | 588 | 16.5 | |
| Richest (5) | 492 | 13.8 | |
| Mothers age at first birth | <20 (0) | 2745 | 77.2 |
| 20–34 (1) | 809 | 22.7 | |
| 35–49 (2) | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Household education level | No education (0) | 2687 | 75.5 |
| Primary (1) | 730 | 20.5 | |
| Secondary and above (2) | 141 | 4.0 | |
| Household size | 1–4 (small) (0) | 412 | 11.6 |
| 5–9 (medium) (1) | 2802 | 78.8 | |
| 10 and more (large) (2) | 344 | 9.7 | |
| Water source | Unimproved (0) | 1455 | 40.9 |
| Improved (1) | 2103 | 59.1 | |
| Mothers current age | <21 (0) | 17 | 0.5 |
| 20–34 (1) | 1369 | 37.5 | |
| 35–49 (2) | 2243 | 63.0 |