Background Characteristics of Respondents, Baseline Survey of Ethiopia Maternal Health Care Service Utilization Study, 2020
| N | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Residence (regional clusters) | 3,016 | |
| Emerging regions | 580 (19.2) | |
| Agrarian regions | 2,030 (67.3) | |
| Urban | 406 (13.5) | |
| Mother’s age, years (mean: 28.3 years) | 2,988 | |
| 15–19 | 168 (5.6) | |
| 20–24 | 677 (22.7) | |
| 25–29 | 913 (30.6) | |
| 30–34 | 614 (20.6) | |
| 35–39 | 504 (16.9) | |
| 40–44 | 96 (3.2) | |
| 45–54 | 16 (0.5) | |
| Child’s age, months | 3,016 | |
| 12–17 | 1,622 (53.8) | |
| 18–23 | 1,394 (46.2) | |
| Currently married | 3,016 | 2832 (93.9) |
| Religion | 3,016 | |
| Orthodox Christian | 1,288 (42.7) | |
| Muslim | 1,261 (41.8) | |
| Protestant | 424 (14.1) | |
| Other | 43 (1.4) | |
| Mothers’ educational status | 3,016 | |
| No education | 991 (32.9) | |
| Elementary (1–8) | 1,388 (46.0) | |
| Secondary | 469 (15.6) | |
| Above secondary | 168 (5.6) | |
| Partner educational status | 2,832 | |
| No education | 712 (25.1) | |
| Elementary (1–8) | 1,208 (42.7) | |
| Secondary | 599 (21.2) | |
| Above secondary | 313 (11.1) | |
| Mother’s occupational status | 3,016 | |
| Employed (Government or private institution) | 154 (5.1) | |
| Farmer | 864 (28.6) | |
| Merchant | 185 (6.1) | |
| Unemployed | 1,577 (52.3) | |
| Other | 236 (7.8) | |
| Partner occupation status | 2,832 | |
| Employed (Government or private institution) | 497 (17.6) | |
| Farmer | 1,480 (52.3) | |
| Merchant | 153 (5.4) | |
| Unemployed | 54 (1.9) | |
| Others | 648 (22.9) |