Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of mothers who utilized postnatal care in Ethiopia, 2019 EMDMS
Variables (n = 3772) | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 15–24 years | 950 | 25.19 |
25–35 years | 1907 | 50.55 | |
35–49 years | 915 | 24.26 | |
Marital status | Never married | 20 | 0.54 |
Married | 3523 | 93.40 | |
Living together | 23 | 0.62 | |
Divorced | 116 | 3.08 | |
Widowed | 39 | 1.02 | |
Separated | 51 | 1.34 | |
Educational status | No education | 1952 | 51.75 |
Primary education | 1346 | 35.68 | |
Secondary education | 327 | 8.68 | |
Higher Education | 147 | 3.89 | |
Residence | Urban | 986 | 26.13 |
Rural | 2786 | 73.87 | |
Region of residence | Tigray | 267 | 7.07 |
Afar | 50 | 1.31 | |
Amhara | 758 | 20.09 | |
Oromoia | 1487 | 39.44 | |
Somali | 216 | 5.73 | |
Benshangul | 46 | 1.21 | |
SNNPR | 780 | 20.68 | |
Gambella | 18 | 0.5 | |
Harari | 10 | 0.27 | |
Addis Ababa | 120 | 3.17 | |
Dire Dawa | 20 | 0.53 | |
Tigray | 267 | 7.07 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 1356 | 35.95 |
Catholic | 13 | 0.34 | |
Protestant | 1065 | 28.25 | |
Muslim | 1287 | 34.11 | |
Tradition | 44 | 1.16 | |
Other | 7 | 0.19 | |
Parity | 1 | 776 | 20.58 |
2–4 | 1668 | 44.21 | |
5 and above | 1328 | 35.21 | |
Sex of the house head | Male | 3268 | 86.63 |
Female | 504 | 13.37 | |
Family size | 1–4 | 1237 | 32.78 |
5–7 | 1707 | 45.26 | |
8 and above | 828 | 21.96 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 800 | 21.22 |
Poorer | 789 | 20.91 | |
Middle | 737 | 19.55 | |
Richer | 683 | 18.11 | |
Richest | 762 | 20.21 | |
Number of ANC |  < four | 2176 | 57.47 |
Four and above | 1596 | 42.23 | |
Place of Delivery | Home | 1843 | 48.86 |
Health facility | 1929 | 51.14 | |
Delivery by caesarian section | No | 3541 | 93.88 |
Yes | 231 | 6.12 | |
Prenatal health extension workers visit | No | 3137 | 83.18 |
Yes | 635 | 16.82 |