Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care services in governmental health facilities of Assosa town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 (N=386)
| Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤19 | 104 | 26.9 |
| 20–29 | 221 | 57.3 |
| 30–45 | 61 | 15.8 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 88 | 22.8 |
| Urban | 298 | 77.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 175 | 45.3 |
| Berta | 89 | 23.1 |
| Oromo | 65 | 16.8 |
| Shinasha | 24 | 6.2 |
| Others | 33 | 8.6 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox Christian | 165 | 42.7 |
| Muslim | 167 | 43.3 |
| Protestant | 49 | 12.7 |
| Catholic | 5 | 1.3 |
| Educational status | ||
| Cannot read and write | 47 | 12.2 |
| Read and write | 40 | 10.4 |
| Grade 1–8 | 88 | 22.8 |
| Grade 9–12 | 94 | 24.4 |
| Grade >12 | 117 | 30.3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Merchant | 32 | 8.3 |
| Farmer | 58 | 15.0 |
| Employed | 123 | 31.9 |
| Student | 28 | 7.3 |
| Housewife | 145 | 37.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 12 | 3.1 |
| Married/living together | 364 | 96.1 |
| Divorced | 3 | 0.8 |
| Household expenditure (Ethiopian Birr/month) | ||
| No response | 96 | 24.9 |
| ≥1,000 | 196 | 50.8 |
| <1,000 | 94 | 24.4 |