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Table 1 Background characteristics of individuals among children aged from 12 to 23 months in EDHS 2016 (unweighted n = 1638 and weighted n = 1686)

From: Geographical variations and associated factors of defaulting from immunization among children aged 12 to 23 months in Ethiopia: using spatial and multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Individual characteristics

N (%) (unweighted)

N (%) (weighted)

Immunization status

Defaulted, N (%)

Completed, N (%)

Overall

1638 (100%)

1686 (100%)

1019.164 (60.4%)

666.98 (39.6%)

Age of mother

 15–24 years

460 (28%)

410.50 (24.35%)

239.588 (14.21%)

170.92 (10.14%)

 25–34 years

840 (51%)

894.98 (53.08%)

531.346 (31.51%)

363.64 (21.57%)

 35–49 years

338 (21%)

380.64 (22.57%)

248.23 (14.72%)

132.42 (7.85%)

Religion

 Orthodox

557 (34.00%)

632.78 (37.53%)

316.07 (18.75%)

316.71 (18.78%)

 Muslim

754 (46.03%)

613.27 (36.37%)

424.65 (25.18%)

188.63 (11.19%)

 Protestant

284 (17.4%)

367.02 (21.77%)

213.55 (12.66%)

153.48 (9.10%)

 Other

42 (2.56%)

73.05 (4.33%)

64.89 (3.85%)

8.16 (0.48%)

Number of under-five children in the household (HH)

 ≤ 2

1410 (86.08%)

1467.67 (87.05%)

889.05 (52.73%)

578.65 (34.32%)

 > 2

228 (13.92%)

218.44 (12.95%)

130.12 (7.72%)

88.33 (5.24%)

Sex of child

 Male

806 (49.21%)

777.71 (46.12%)

484.9 (28.76%)

292.8 (13.37%)

 Female

832 (50.79%)

908.43 (53.88%)

534.26 (31.06%)

374.18 (22.02%)

Birth order number

 First child

311. 24 (19.1%)

322.32(19.12%)

162.94 (9.66%)

159.38 (9.45%)

 Second and third

473.3 (28.9%)

526.93(31.25%)

302.03 (17.91%)

224.9 (13.34%)

 Fourth and fifth

430.26 (26.26%)

403.33(23.92%)

269.03 (15.96%)

134.3 (7.96%)

 Sixth and above

423.2 (25.84%)

433.55(25.71%)

285.15 (16.91%)

148.39 (8.8%)

The child lives with whom

 With respondent

1622 (99.02%)

1,674.29 (99.3%)

1015.84 (60.25%)

658.5 (39.05%)

 Elsewhere

16 (%0.98)

11.84 (0.7%)

3.32 (0.2%)

8.51 (0.5%)

Current marital status

 Never union

894 (54.58%)

849.25 (50.37)

9.95 (0.59%)

3.45 (0.21%)

 Live to gather

484 (29.55%)

558.21 (33.11%)

960.44 (56.96%)

638.36 (37.86%)

 Not living together

260 (15.87%)

278.7 (16.53%)

48.76 (2.89%)

25.15 (1.49%)

ANC utilization

 None-utilized

885 (56.84%)

1008.88 (62.5%)

688.76 (42.67%)

320.12 (19.83%)

 Utilized

672 (43.16%)

605.33 (37.5%)

283.62 (17.57%)

321.72 (19.93%)

Postnatal checkup within 6 weeks

 Yes

173 (11%)

154.43 (9.57%)

71.27 (4.41%)

83.17 (5.15%)

 No

1385 (89%)

1459.62 (90.43%)

901.11 (55.82%)

558.67 (43.61%)

Distance to the health facility

 Big problem

885 (54.03)

964.649 (57.21%)

638.12 (37.84%)

326.53 (19.37%)

 Not a big problem

753 (45.97%)

721.486 (51%)

381.04 (22.6%)

340.44 (20.19%)

  1. *97, observation missing for husband education, *81, observation missing for a postnatal baby check within 2 months, and *81, observation missing for ANC utilization