Table 1.
Distribution of ANC attendants by socio demographic and personal behavior variables in Wolaita zone health centers, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2014
| Variables | HSV-2 sero status | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (%) | Positive (%) | ||
| Age | |||
| 15–19 | 23(9.1) | 17(6.7) | 40(15.9) |
| 20–24 | 65(25.8) | 21(8.3) | 86 (34.1) |
| 25–29 | 54(21.4) | 30(11.9) | 84(33.3) |
| > =30 | 29(11.5) | 13(5.2) | 42(16.7) |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 51(20.2) | 23(9.1) | 74(29.4) |
| Protestant | 117(46.4) | 58(23) | 175(69.4) |
| Catholic | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | |
| Muslim | 2(0.8) | 2(0.8) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 166(65.9) | 79(31.3) | 245(97.2) |
| Single | 3(1.2) | 2(0.8) | 5(2) |
| Divorce | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | |
| Widowed | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Wolaita | 151(59.9) | 70(27.8) | 221(87.7) |
| Gurage | 6(2.4) | 2(0.8) | 8(3.2) |
| Kenbata | 1(0.4) | 2(0.8) | 3(1.2) |
| Hadya | 1(0.4) | 0 | 1(0.4) |
| Amara | 4(1.6) | 4(1.6) | 8(3.2) |
| Oromo | 3(1.2) | 0 | 3(1.2) |
| Tigre | 5(2) | 3(1.2) | 8(3.2) |
| Occupation | |||
| Gov. employee | 17(6.7) | 10(4) | 27(10.7) |
| House wife | 98(38.9) | 44(17.5) | 142(56.3) |
| Merchant | 21(8.3) | 18(7.1) | 39(15.5) |
| Daily laborer | 35(13.9) | 9(3.6) | 44(17.5) |
| Educational status | |||
| Illiterate | 22(8.7) | 9(3.6) | 31(12.3) |
| Grade 1–4 | 27(10.7) | 15(6) | 42(16.7) |
| Grade 5–8 | 45(17.9) | 24(9.5) | 69(27.4) |
| Grade 9–12 | 49(19.4) | 15(6) | 64(25.4) |
| Above Grade 12 | 28(11.1) | 18(7.1) | 46(18.3) |
| Alcohol consumption | |||
| No | 158(62.7) | 73(29) | 231(91.7) |
| Yes | 13(5.2) | 8(3.2) | 21(8.3) |
| Cigarette smoking | |||
| No | 170(67.5) | 81(32.1) | 251(99.6) |
| Yes | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | |
| Age at first sex. Intercourse | |||
| 15–19 | 83(32.9) | 50(19.8) | 133(52.8) |
| 20–24 | 82(32.5) | 25(9.9) | 107(42.5) |
| 25–29 | 6(2.4) | 6(2.4) | 12(4.8) |
| Life time No of sex. Partners | |||
| 1 | 94(37.3) | 62(24.6) | 156(61.9) |
| > =2 | 77(30.6) | 19(7.5) | 96(38.1) |
| Sex partner now | |||
| No | 4(1.6) | 3(1.2) | 7(2.8) |
| Yes, regular | 165(65.5) | 76(30.2) | 241(95.6) |
| Yes, occasional | 2(0.8) | 2(0.8) | 4(1.6) |
| No of sex. partner last 6 month | |||
| 1 | 167(66.3) | 80(31.7) | 247(98) |
| > =2 | 4(1.6) | 1(0.4) | 5(2) |
| History of STD | |||
| Yes | 82(32.5) | 59(23.4) | 141(56) |
| No | 89(35.3) | 22(8.7) | 111(44) |