Geographic variation and associated factors of long-acting contraceptive use among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: a multi-level and spatial analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016 data

Table 2 Individual and house hold level characteristics of respondents in Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 10,439)

Variable	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Age of respondents
15–24	2797	26.79
25–34	4682	44.86
35–49	2960	28.36
Working status of women
Not working	6993	66.99
Working	3446	33.01
Marital status
Never married	387	3.70
Married	9110	87.27
Formerly married	942	9.02
Wealth index
Poorest	1985	19.02
Poorer	2024	19.39
Middle	2075	19.87
Richer	1976	18.93
Richest	2379	22.79
Educational status
No education	5982	57.30
Primary	3150	30.17
Secondary and above	1307	12.52
Number of living children
No children	1347	12.90
Have 1–2	3400	32.57
Have 3–4	2695	25.81
Have > 4	2997	28.71
Terminated pregnancy
No	9432	90.35
Yes	1007	9.65
Visited HF in the last 12 month
No	5226	50.06
Yes	5213	49.94
Fertility preference
Want another	6106	58.49
Undecided	588	5.64
Want no more	3745	35.87
Age at first sex
≤ 18	8054	77.15
> 18	2385	22.85
Age at first birth
≤ 20	6772	73.90
> 20	2392	26.10
Media exposure
No	7991	76.55
Yes	2448	23.45
Source of contraceptives
Government	3225	30.94
Non-governmental organization	49	0.47
Private	595	5.71
Don’t know	6555	62.88
Distance to health facility
Not a big problem	4924	47.21
A big problem	5510	52.79
Visited by HEW in the last 12 month
No	7360	70.50
Yes	3079	29.50

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