Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Shire refugee camps, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. (n = 320)

Variables		Number	Percent
Age in years	15–19	25	7.8
	20–34	257	80.3
	> 34	38	11.9
Religion	Orthodox	193	60.3
	Muslim	56	17.5
	Catholic	49	15.3
	Protestant	22	6.9
Marital status	Single	29	9.1
	Married	283	88.4
	Divorced	8	2.5
Maternal occupation	House wife	255	79.7
	Merchant	21	6.6
	Volunteer	21	6.6
	Others*	23	7.2
Maternal education	Unable to read and write	65	20.3
	Primary education completed	163	50.9
	Secondary and above	92	28.8
Husband education	Unable to read and write	25	8.8
	Completed primary education	114	40.3
	Secondary and above	144	50.9
Family size	1–3	146	45.6
	4–6	142	44.4
	> 6	32	10.0
Monthly income in Ethiopian Birr (US Dollar)	< 500 (≤ 22.6)	54	16.9
	500–900 (22.6–40.7)	67	20.9
	> 900 (>  40.7)	199	62.2

Others*: daily laborer, farmer