Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women (n=357) attending antenatal care at Dubti Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016.
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (in year) | ||
| <20 | 39 | 10.9 |
| 20-24 | 110 | 30.8 |
| 25-29 | 128 | 35.9 |
| 30-34 | 47 | 13.2 |
| >34 | 33 | 9.2 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 302 | 84.6 |
| Rural | 55 | 15.4 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 52 | 42.6 |
| Formal education | 205 | 57.4 |
| Current marital status | ||
| Unmarried∗ | 12 | 3.4 |
| Married | 345 | 96.6 |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 245 | 68.6 |
| Christian† | 112 | 31.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Afar | 172 | 48.2 |
| Tigre | 66 | 18.4 |
| Amhara | 103 | 28.9 |
| Otherμ | 16 | 4.5 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 238 | 66.6 |
| Employed (salary paid)$ | 92 | 25.8 |
| Running personal business | 27 | 7.6 |
| Average family monthly income (ETB) | ||
| <=500 | 39 | 10.9 |
| >500 | 318 | 89.1 |
∗Single, divorced, and widowed. †Ethiopian orthodox, protestant, and catholic. $ Government and private employee. μ Oromo, Wolaita. ETB: Ethiopian birr.