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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study women by place of postnatal care service utilization in Ethiopia, analysis from EDHS 2016

From: Magnitude and determinants for place of postnatal care utilization among mothers who delivered at home in Ethiopia: a multinomial analysis from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey

Variable

Place of PNC Utilization

At Home

n (%)

At Health Facility

n (%)

Not utilized at all n (%)

Total

N (%)

Age group

 15–24 years

27 (2.6)

48 (4.5)

980 (92.9)

1055 (100)

 25–34 years

70 (3.2)

120 (5.5)

2001 (91.3)

2191 (100)

 35–49 years

33 (2.7)

68 (5.5)

1144 (91.8)

1245 (100)

Marital status

 Married/lived w p.

123 (2.9)

216 (5.1)

3872 (91.6)

4211 (100)

 Others

7 (2.5)

20 (7.1)

253 (90.4)

280 (100)

Educational status

 Not Educated

91 (2.7)

149 (4.4)

3152 (92.9)

3392 (100)

 Primary and above

39 (3.5)

87 (7.9)

973 (88.5)

1099 (100)

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

40 (3.5)

103 (9.1)

991 (87.4)

1134 (100)

 Muslim

61 (2.6)

86 (3.7)

2166 (93.6)

2313 (100)

 Others

29 (2.8)

47 (4.5)

968 (92.7)

1044 (100)

Place of residence

 Urban

8 (3.1)

28 (10.9)

220 (85.9)

256 (100)

 Rural

122 (2.9)

208 (4.9)

3905 (92.2)

4235 (100)

Region

 Agrarian

62 (2.8)

149 (6.7)

2019 (90.5)

2230 (100)

 Pastoralists

52 (2.7)

65 (3.3)

1824 (94)

1941 (100)

 Urban administration

16 (5.0)

22 (6.9)

282 (88.1)

230 (100)

No family members

 1–4

33 (2.7)

68 (5.7)

1101 (91.6)

1202 (100)

 5–7

65 (2.9)

128 (5.8)

2023 (91.3)

2216 (100)

  > = 8

32 (3.0)

40 (3.7)

1001 (93.3)

1073 (100)

Sex of household head

 Male

106 (3.0)

192 (5.4)

3266 (91.6)

3564 (100)

 Female

24 (2.6)

44 (4.7)

859 (92.7)

927 (100)

Partner’s Educational level

 No education

56 (2.2)

109 (4.3)

2360 (93.5)

2525 (100)

 Primary

53 (4.0)

86 (6.5)

1180 (89.5)

1319 (100)

 Secondary and above

14 (3.8)

21 (5.7)

332 (90.5)

367 (100)

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