| | Variables/Covariates | Definition and categorization |
| | Geographic region of residents (Region) | 1= Tigray, 2 Affar, 3= Amhara, 4= Oromiya, 5= Somali, 6= Benishangul-Gumuz, 7= SNNPR, 8 Gambela, 9= Harari, 10= Addis Ababa, 11= Dire Dawa | | Place of residence (Residence) | 1 = Rural, 2= Urban | | Mothers age at the time of first birth | 1 =11-17 years, 2= 18-24 years, 3= 25 years and higher | | Current age of mother | 1= 24 and less, 2=25-29, 3=30-34, 4=35-39, 5=40-44, 6= 45-49 years | | Mother education | 1= No education, 2= Primary, 3= Secondary, 4= Higher | | Husband or Partner education | 1= No education, 2= Primary, 3= Secondary, 4= Higher | | Religion of mother | 1= Coptic orthodox, 2= Protestant, 3= Muslim, 4= Others | | Household Wealth index | 1= Poorest, 2= Poorer, 3= Middle, 4= Richer, 5= Richest | | Sex of child | 1= Male, 2= Female | | Sex of household head | 1= Male, 2= Female | | Preceding birth interval | 1=1-18, 2=19-36, 3= greater than 36 | | Child birth order | 1=1, 2=2,3 or 4, 3=5 and more | | Birth type | 1= Single birth, 2= Multiple birth | | Mothers media access to contraceptive use | 0 =No, 1=Yes | | Women Marital status | 1= Single/ formerly married, 2= Currently married | | Mother occupation | 1= Not working, 2= Professional, 3= Agricultural, 4= Skilled/manual, 5=Others | | Husband occupation | 1= Not working, 2= Professional, 3= Agricultural, 4= Skilled/manual, 5=Others | | Sources of drinking water | 1= Piped water, 2 Tube-well, 3=Others | | Toile facility | 0= No facility/bush/field, 1= with facility | | Access to Electricity | 0=No, 1=Yes | | Sources of fuel for cooking | 1= Electricity, 2= gas/kerosene, 3= Others | | Household family size | 1=1-5, 2= greater than five | | Main floor material | 1= Natural floor/dung, 2= Wood/parquet, 3= Cement | | Main roof material | 1= Natural roofing, 2= Rudimentary, 3= Finished roofing | | Main wall material | 1= Natural roofing, 2= Rudimentary, 3= Finished | | Place of delivery | 0 = health center, 1 = home | | Birth weight | 1 = Smaller, 2 = Average, 3 = Larger | | Breastfeeding status | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | | Antenatal care visit ( Antenatal service received by the mother) | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | | Postnatal check up | 0 = No and 1 = Yes | | Contraceptive methods | 1 = No method, 2 = Traditional, 3 = Modern | | Under-five death | 0 = No and 1 = Yes |
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