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Table 2 Background characteristics of communities 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

Community characteristics

N (%) (unweighted)

N (%) (weighted)

Immunization status

Defaulted, N (%)

Completed, N (%)

Region

 Tigray

205 (12.52%)

144.7 (8.58%)

50.4 (2.99%)

94.3 (5.59%)

 Afar

111 (6.78%)

14.4 (0.85%)

11.9 (0.71%)

2.5 (0.15%)

 Amhara

162 (9.89%)

334.03 (19.81%)

188.9 (11.2%)

145.14 (8.61%)

 Oromiya

224 (13.68%)

692.16 (41.05%)

478.23 (28.36%)

213.93 (12.69%)

 Somalia

178 (10.68%)

60.8 (3.61%)

45.75 (2.71%)

15.09 (0.9%)

 Benishangul-Gumuz

136 (8.3%)

17.98 (1.07%)

7.26 (0.43%)

10.73 (0.64%)

 South Nation Nationality of People

196 (11.97 %)

352.1 (20.88%)

219.5 (13.02%)

132.58 (7.86%)

 Gambela

105 (6.41%)

4.4 (0.26%)

2.5 (0.15%)

1.9 (0.11%)

 Harari

113 (6.9%)

4.8 (0.29%)

2.81 (0.17%)

2 (0.12%)

 Addis Ababa

100 (6.11%)

51.4 (3.05%)

8.8 (0.52%)

42.62 (2.53%)

 Dire-Dawa

108 (6.59%)

9.33 (0.55 %)

3.13 (0.19%)

6.2 (0.37%)

Community-women media exposure

 Lower proportion of media exposure

865 (52.81%)

941.28 (55.83%)

604.23.(35.84%)

337.04.(19.99%)

 Higher proportion of media exposure

773 (47.19%)

744.85 (44.17%)

414.9.(24.61%)

329.94.(19.57%)

Community antenatal care utilization

 Lower proportion of utilized

1079 (65.95%)

1234.2 (73.20%)

821.06 (48.7%)

413.13 (24.5%)

 Higher proportion of utilized

557 (34.05%)

451.8 (26.80%)

198.04 (11.75%)

253.78 (15.05%)

Community distance to health facility

 Lower proportion of big problem

885 (54.03)

752.77 (44.64%)

380.15 (22.55%)

372.6 (22.1%)

 Higher proportion of big problem

753 (45.97%)

933.37 (55.36%)

639.01 (37.9%)

294.35 (17.46%)