Prevalence of Underweight and Its Associated Factors among Reproductive Age Group Women in Ethiopia: Analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data
Table 2
Cross-tabulation of underweight with sociodemographic and behavioral factors among women (N = 2848).
Respondent characteristics
Underweight
value
Yes, n (%)
No, n (%)
Age
15–24 years old
173 (34.5)
555 (23.7)
<0.001
25–34 years old
202 (40.2)
1104 (47.1)
≥35 years old
127 (25.3)
687 (29.3)
Religion
Orthodox
260 (51.8)
1256 (53.5%)
<0.001
Catholic
2 (0.4)
19 (0.8)
Protestant
104 (20.7)
519 (22.1)
Muslim
134 (26.7)
540 (23.0)
Others
2 (0.4)
12 (0.5%)
Number of children
None
37 (7.4)
202 (8.6)
0.493
1–3
284 (56.6)
1350 (57.5)
≥4
181 (36.1)
794 (33.8)
Type of contraceptive use
Traditional
8 (1.6)
65 (2.8)
0.130
Modern
494 (98.4)
2281 (97.2)
Duration of current contraceptive use
≤6 months
294 (58.6)
1372 (58.5)
0.973
>6 months
208 (41.4)
974 (41.5
Region
Tigray
94 (18.7)
236 (10.1)
<0.001
Afar
15 (3.0)
55 (2.3)
Amhara
106 (21.1)
426 (18.2)
Oromia
75 (14.9)
288 (12.3)
Somali
5 (1.0)
11 (0.5)
Benishangul
31 (6.2)
176 (7.5)
SNNPR
69 (13.7)
411 (17.5)
Gambella
32 (6.4)
160 (6.8)
Harari
25 (5.0)
121 (5.2)
Addis Ababa
23 (4.6)
331 (14.1)
Dire Dawa
27 (5.4)
131 (5.6)
Residence
Urban
109 (21.7)
945 (40.3)
<0.001
Rural
393 (78.3)
1401 (59.7)
Educational status
No education
235 (46.8)
996 (42.5)
0.107
Primary
173 (34.5)
817 (34.8)
Secondary
60 (12.0)
305 (13.0)
Higher
34 (6.8)
228 (9.7)
Husband/partner’s educational status
No education
163 (32.5)
736 (31.4)
<0.001
Primary
231 (46.0)
858 (36.6)
Secondary
60 (12.0)
405 (17.3)
Higher
48 (9.6%)
347 (14.8)
Wealth index
Poor
164 (32.7)
534 (22.8)
<0.001
Medium
103 (20.5)
350 (14.9)
Rich
235 (46.8)
1462 (62.3)
Respondent drinks alcohol
No
290 (57.8)
1302 (55.5)
0.352
Yes
212 (42.2)
1044 (44.5)
Respondent smokes cigarette
No
498 (99.2)
2333 (99.4)
0.522
Yes
4 (0.8)
13 (0.6)
Respondent chews khat
No
460 (91.6)
2086 (88.9)
0.073
Yes
42 (8.4)
260 (11.1)
Media access
No
261 (52.0)
1013 (43.2)
<0.001
Yes
241 (48.0)
1333 (56.8)
Respondent ever uses the Internet
No
484 (96.4)
2171 (92.5)
0.002
Yes
18 (3.6)
175 (7.5)
Source of drinking water
Unimproved source or not safe drinking water
152 (30.3)
550 (23.4)
0.001
Improved source or safe drinking water
350 (69.7)
1796 (76.6)
The percentages in Tables 1 and 3 are column percentages and should not be considered as row percentages in interpretation of results.
