Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC service at. Shegaw Motta Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 422)
Variables | Overall n (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years | |
18–24 | 124 (29.4) |
25–34 | 245 (58.1) |
35–49 | 53 (12.6) |
Marital status | |
Married | 418 (99.1) |
Unmarried | 4 (0.9) |
Residence | |
Urban | 309 (73.2) |
Rural | 113 (26.8) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 301 (71.3) |
Others | 121 (28.7) |
Educational status | |
Cannot read and write | 88 (20.9) |
Can read and write | 39 (9.2) |
Grade 1–8 | 107 (25.4) |
Grade 9–12 | 81 (19.2) |
Diploma and above | 107 (25.4) |
Occupation | |
Merchant | 157 (37.6) |
Governmental | 135 (32.3) |
Farmer | 85 (20.3) |
Others | 41 (9.8) |
Husband education | |
Cannot read and write | 53 (12.7) |
Can read and write | 52 (12.4) |
Grade1–8 | 72 (17.2) |
Grade9–12 | 96 (23) |
Diploma and above | 145 (34.7) |
Husband occupation | |
Government employee | 135 (32.3) |
Merchant | 157 (36.7) |
Farmer | 85 (20.3) |
Daily laborer | 2 (0.5) |
others | 39 (9.3) |
Wealth index | |
Richest | 75 (17.8) |
Rich | 107 (25.4) |
Middle | 61 (14.5) |
Poorer | 114 (27) |
poorest | 65 (15.4) |