Table 1 Description of exposure and control variables

Exposure variables

Name of variables

Variable Description

Coding

ANC

Health care during pregnancy 5 years before the survey.

1.   < 4

2.   > = 4

Place of delivery

Births by place of delivery 5 years before the survey.

1.   Out of Health facility

2.   Health facility

PNC

Care given to the women after delivery  5 years before the survey.

1.   No

2.   Yes

Current use of contraceptive

Use of any medicines, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy.

1.   Not Using

2.   Using

Control variables

Name of variables

Variable Description

Coding

Women age

Age in completed years.

1.      15–19

2.      20–34

3.      35–49.

Husband/partner education level /women educational level

Women or men aged 15–49 by highest level of schooling attended or completed.

1.No education

2.Primary education,

3. Secondary & above

Residence

Place of residence is the type of place where the respondent resides.

1.Urban

2. Rural

Household size

The number of persons in a household.

1.<=5,

2.>6

Work status

Women/husband employed in the 12 months before the survey.

1.Not working

2. working

Women autonomy on their own-health care

Women’s ability and freedom to make independent decisions about their medical care.

1.    No(women with her husband / her husband/ others)

2-   Yes (by her own )

Wealth Index

Composite measure of a household’s cumulative living standard measured by ownership of key assets.

1.Poorest

2. Poorer

3.Midle

4.Richer

5.Richest

Religion

Religion could be based on self-identification, affiliation, beliefs, practices, or other indicators of religious involvement of the respondent.

1.   Muslim

2.   orthodox,

3.   protestant

4.   Other

Husband desire for more children

Husband wants to have more kids.

1. want more

2. others