Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women following ANC at University of Gondar Hospital, March 2014, Gondar, Ethiopia [N = 422]

Characteristics		Distribution
		N [%]
Age	16–24	143 [33.9]
	25–29	172 [40.8]
	30–34	60 [14.2]
	35–40	47 [11.1]
Education status	Unable to read and write	62 [14.7]
	Read and write only	8 [1.9]
	Grade 1–8	76 [18]
	Grade 9–12	140 [33.2]
	College level	136 [32.2]
Occupation	Housewife	254 [60.2]
	Teachers	40 [9.5]
	Nurses	2 [0.5]
	Office workers	67 [15.9]
	Others	59 [14.0]
Marital status	Married	407 [96.4]
	Single	12 [2.8]
	Divorced	3 [0.5]
Residence	Urban	345 [81.8]
	Rural	77 [18.2]
Gestational age	1–3 month	41 [9.7]
	4–6 month	101 [23.9]
	7–9 month	252 [59.7]
	>9 month	28 [6.6]