Epidemiology of High Fertility Status among Women of Reproductive Age in Wonago District, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of women of reproductive age (25-49 years) in Wonago district, Southern Ethiopia, January 2018 ().

Variables	Variable level	No. (%)
Current age category in years	25-29	88 (17.2%)
	30-34	75 (14.6%)
	35-39	168 (32.8%)
	40-44	111 (21.7%)
	45-49	70 (13.7%)
	Residency	Urban	129 (25.2%)
Rural		383 (74.8%)
Ethnicity	Gedeo	405 (79.1%)
	Oromo	65 (12.7%)
	Silte	16 (3.1%)
	Amhara	26 (5.1%)
Marital status	Married/living together	433 (84.5%)
	Divorced	50 (9.8%)
	Widowed	29 (5.7%)
Mother’s educational status	Illiterate	311 (60.7%)
	Primary education	99 (19.3%)
	Secondary & above education	102 (19.9%)
Father’s educational level	Illiterate	113 (22.1%)
	Primary education	197 (38.5%)
	Secondary & above education	202 (39.5%)
Occupation of mother	Housewife	268 (52.3%)
	Farmer	152 (29.7%)
	Government employee	30 (5.9%)
	Merchant	62 (12.1%)
Wealth index	Low	210 (41.0%)
	Middle	104 (20.3%)
	High	198 (38.7%)

SD: standard deviation.