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Table 6 Description of control variables

From: Fertility intention and its correlates with reproductive-aged married women in Ethiopia: an adapted theory of planned behavior (TPB)

Group

Variable

Question & Responses

Categories

Item

Response

Socio-demographic variables

Age (FQ_age)

Respondent’s completed number of years since birth

Number of completed years since date of birth

1 = 15–19

2 = 20–24

3 = 25–29

4 = 30–34

5 = 34–49

Education attainment (Educat)

Respondent’s educational attainment level

Never attended = 0

No Education = 0

Primary = 1

Primary = 1

Secondary = 2

Technical & vocational = 3

Higher = 4

Secondary Plus = 2

Region (FQ_Region_new)

Region where respondent live

Amhara = 3

3 = Amhara

Oromia = 4

4 = Oromia

SNNPR = 7

7 = SNNPR

A/Ababa = 10 D/Dawa = 11

10 = A/Ababa & D/Dawa

Afar = 2

0 = Other Regions

Somali = 5

Benishangul = 6

Gambela = 8

Harari = 9,

Place of residence

Type of Place where respondent resides

urban = 1

1 = urban

rural = 2

2 = rural

Religion (FQreligion)

Respondent’s religion

Protestant = 1

2 = protestant

Orthodox = 2

1 = Orthodox

Muslim = 3

3 = Muslim (3)

Catholic = 4

4 = Other

Traditional = 5

Wakefeta = 6

Non-believers = 7

Other = 96

wealth quintile

Respondent’s economic status

Lowest quintile = 1

1 = Lower quintile

Lower quintile = 2

Middle quintile = 3

2 = Middle quintile

Higher quintile = 4

3 = Higher quintile

Highest quintile = 5

No = 0

0 = Monogamy

Parity

Respondent’s number of live births

Number of live births she has

0 = No child

1 = 1—2 children

2 = 3 and above children

Husband/Part Force prevenance

Tried to force or pressure to become pregnant

Yes = 1

1 = Yes

No = 0

0 = No

Said would leave you if did not get pregnant

Yes = 1

1 = Yes

No = 0

0 = No

Told would have a baby with someone else if did not get pregnant

Yes = 1

1 = Yes

No = 0

0 = No

Hurt physically because did not get pregnant

Yes = 1

1 = Yes

No = 0

0 = No

IPV Sexual physical

Made respondent to feel afraid by threating stalking you

Yes = 1

1 = Yes

No = 0

0 = No

Physically hurt, push, slap, punch, or kick respondent

Yes = 1

1 = Yes

No = 0

0 = No

Physically force or pressure respondent to having sexual intercourse with him

Yes = 1

1 = Yes

No = 0

0 = No

Actual Behavioral Control variables

Contraceptive Knowledge

Respondent’s knowledge on types of contraceptive

Number of contraceptives types the respondent heard

1 = 0–4

2 = 5–9

FP Information

Respondent’s media exposer to radio, tv

Yes = 1

1 = at least one media exposer

No = 0

0 = no media exposer