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Table 2 Reproductive characteristics of mothers/caregivers of children aged 6 to 23 months in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

From: Effect of intimate partner violence of women on minimum acceptable diet of children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: evidence from 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

Variables

Intimate partner violence

Total

Children ever born

Yes

N (%)

No

N (%)

N (%)

1 to 2

126 (30)

318 (36)

444 (34)

3 to 4

93 (22)

256 (29)

348 (27)

> = 5

202 (48)

313 (35)

515 (39)

Presence of other under five children in the house

 No

163 (39)

407 (46)

570 (44)

 Yes

258 (61)

479 (54)

737 (56)

Age at first birth

  < 18

150 (36)

315 (36)

466 (36)

 18–24

244 (58)

492 (56)

736 (56)

 25–29

24 (6)

63 (7)

87 (7)

  > =30

3 (1)

15 (2)

18 (1)

Currently pregnant

 No or unknown

394 (94)

837 (95)

1231 (94)

 Yes

27 (6)

49 (5)

76 (6)

Number of living children

  < =2

134 (32)

347 (39)

481 (37)

 3 to 4

116 (27)

281 (32)

396 (30)

  > =5

171 (41)

258 (29)

429 (33)

Current Marital Status

 Married

396 (94)

855 (96)

1151 (96)

 Living with partner

7 (2)

15 (2)

22 (2)

 Othersa

18 (4)

17 (2)

35 (2)

Fertility desire

 Want more children

249 (59)

516 (58)

765 (59)

 Undecided

26 (6)

41 (5)

67 (5)

 Don’t want more children

146 (35)

329 (37)

475 (36)

Mother worked outside home in the last 12 months

 No

227 (54)

506 (57)

733(56)

 In the past year

77 (18)

157 (18)

234 (18)

 Currently working

118 (28)

223 (25)

340 [21]

  1. aWidowed, divorced, and separated