Table 1.
Socio-demographic Characteristics of mothers (N = 393) who are in their 2 nd and 3 rd trimesters of pregnancy in Debra markos town, East Gojam, July, 2012
| Characteristics | Frequency(Percent) |
|---|---|
| Age of mothers during the interview (mean, SD = 28.26, ±5.610) | |
| 15-19 | 26(6.6) |
| 20-24 | 72(18.3) |
| 25-29 | 137(34.9) |
| 30-34 | 84(21.4) |
| 35-40 | 74(18.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 336(85.5) |
| Single | 25(6.4) |
| Divorced/widowed | 32(8.1) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 248(63.1) |
| Muslim | 78(19.8) |
| Protestant | 49(12.5) |
| Others* | 18(4.6) |
| Maternal educational status | |
| No formal education | 44(11.2) |
| Elementary | 96(24.4) |
| Secondary &high school | 189(48.1) |
| Collage and above | 64(16.3) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Amhara | 319(81.2) |
| Agaw | 22(5.6) |
| Oromo | 21(5.3) |
| Tigre | 17(4.6) |
| Others** | 14(3.3) |
| Occupation | |
| House wife | 185(47.1) |
| Self-employee | 78(19.8) |
| Gev-employee | 74(18.8) |
| Students/daily workers | 56(14.2) |
| Husband educational status | |
| No formal education | 27(6.9) |
| Elementary | 55(14.0) |
| Secondary & high school | 109(27.7) |
| Collage and Above | 202(51.4) |
*Catholic, joba **Gurage, shinasha.