Does Timing of Antenatal Care Initiation and the Contents of Care Have Effect on Caesarean Delivery in Ethiopia? Findings from Demographic and Health Survey

Table 1

Socioeconomic and sociodemographic characteristics (N = 4757).

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Region
Tigray	481	10.1
Afar	36	0.7
Amhara	1102	23.2
Oromia	1605	33.8
Somali	117	2.4
Benishangul	56	1.1
SNNPR	1111	23.5
Gambela	15	0.3
Harari	13	0.26
Addis Ababa	192	4.04
Dire Dawa	29	0.6
Religion
Orthodox	2024	42.5
Muslim	1568	33
Others (protestant, Catholic, and traditional)	1165	24.5
Educational status of the mother
No education	2569	54
Primary	1574	33.1
Secondary and above	614	12.9
Residence
Urban	870	18.29
Rural	3887	81.71
Marital status
Married/in union	4470	93.7
Others	287	6.3
Birth order
First	1119	23.5
Second to fourth	2083	43.8
Five or more	1555	32.7
Maternal age
≤19	749	15.8
20–34	3418	71.8
≥35	590	12.4
Mothers’ current working status
Unemployed	1507	31.7
Employed	3250	68.3
Wealth index
Poorest	791	16.6
Poorer	935	19.7
Middle	993	20.8
Richer	966	20.4
Richest	1072	22.5
Educational level of the husband
No education	1810	38
Primary	1813	38.2
Secondary and above	846	17.8

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