Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women in Guji, West Guji, and Borana zone, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022.
| Characteristics | Category | Case (N = 103), N (%) | Control (N = 206), N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ⩽18 | 14 (13.6) | 24 (11.7) |
| 19–24 | 58 (56.3) | 82 (39.8) | |
| 25–34 | 31 (30.1) | 100 (48.5) | |
| Marital status | Married | 95 (92.2) | 193 (93.7) |
| Single | 6 (5.8) | 6 (2.9) | |
| Other* | 2 (2%) | 7 (3.4) | |
| Religion | Protestant | 51 (49.5) | 129 (62.6) |
| Muslim | 25 (24.3) | 32 (15.6) | |
| Orthodox | 24 (23.3) | 39 (18.9) | |
| Other** | 3 (2.9) | 6 (2.9) | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 63 (61.2) | 167 (81.1) |
| Amara | 17 (16.5) | 10 (4.9) | |
| Gurage | 18 (17.5) | 20 (9.7) | |
| Other*** | 5 (4.8) | 9 (4.3) | |
| Residence | Rural | 66 (64) | 129 (62.6) |
| Urban | 37 (36) | 77 (37.4) | |
| Educational level | No formal education | 42 (40.8) | 62 (30.1) |
| Grade 1–8 | 26 (25.2) | 70 (34) | |
| Grade 9–12 | 23 (22.3) | 48 (23.3) | |
| College and above | 12 (11.7) | 26 (12.6) | |
| Occupation | Housewife | 54 (52.4) | 115 (55.8) |
| Merchant | 21 (20.3) | 28 (13.6) | |
| Government employ | 11 (10.7) | 37 (18) | |
| Student | 12 (11.7) | 8 (3.9) | |
| Self-employ | 5 (4.9) | 18 (8.7) | |
| Family size | ⩽4 | 90 (87.3) | 161 (78.2) |
| 5–7 | 12 (11.7) | 34 (16.5) | |
| ⩾8 | 1 (1) | 11 (5.3) |
*Widowed and divorced.
**
Catholic and wakefata.
***
Burji, Wolaita, and Somali.