Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics among pregnant women Goba town south east Ethiopia, 2015

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age
15–24	94	29.1
25–34	206	63.8
35 and above	23	7.1
Educational status of women
Unable to read and write	25	7.7
Read and write	35	10.8
Primary	103	31.9
Secondary and above	160	49.5
Educational status of husband
Unable to read and write	1	0.3
Read and write	28	8.7
Primary	51	15.8
Secondary	137	42.4
TVET and above	28	8.7
Marital status
Married	296	91.6
Divorced	12	3.7
Widowed	3	0.9
Unmarried	12	3.7
Ethnicity
Oromo	210	65.0
Amhara	76	23.5
Somali	8	2.5
Gurage	9	2.8
Otherc	20	6.2
Religion
Orthodox	131	40.6
Muslim	152	47.1
Protestant	35	10.8
Catholic	4	1.2
Othersa	1	0.3
Occupations of the women
Housewives	160	49.5
GOV Worker	67	20.7
Merchant	59	18.3
Student	8	2.5
Self-employee	28	8.7
Othersb	1	0.3

TVET Technical and vocational educational training

^aWaqefata

^bHouse maid

^cSidama, Hareri