Table 1.

Socio demographic characteristics of pregnant women who attended ANC services in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables		Total [N,%]	Hgb > 11 g/dL	Hgb < 11 g/dL [N,%]	X2, p- value
Age in years	15–35	715 [96.2]	646 [90.3]	69 [9.7]	19.20, 0.001
	36–45	28 [3.8]	18 [64.3]	10 [35.7]
Religion	Christian	736 [99]	657 [89.3]	79 [10.7]	NA
	Muslim	7 [1]	7 [100]	0
Residence	Rural	455 [61.2]	383 [88.4]	72 [11.6]	7.73, 0.001
	Urban	288 [38.8]	281[97.6]	7 [2.4]
Woreda of West Gojam	Fenote Selam	150 [20.2]	108 [72]	42 [28]	64.91, 0.001
	Jabitihenane	151 [20.3]	143 [94.7]	8 [5.3]
	Bure	142 [19.1]	133 [93.7]	9 [6.3]
	Debub Achefer	150 [20.2]	134 [89.3]	16 [10.7]
	Mecha	150 [20.2]	146 [97.3	4 [2.7]
Occupation	Farmer	160 [21.5]	130 [81.3]	30 [18.7]	14.10, 0.001
	Non-Farmer	583 [91.6]	534 [71.9]	49 [8.4]
Education	Illiterate	372 [50.1]	308 [82.8]	64 [17.2]	17.79, 0.04
	Read & Write	205 [27.6]	203 [99]	2 [1]
	Primary	88 [11.4]	82 [97.6]	6 [2.4]
	Junior	9 [1.2]	8 [88.9]	1 [11.1]
	Secondary	80 [10.8]	75 [93.6]	5 [6.4]
	> complete	20 [2.7]	19 [95]	1 [5]
Total		743 [100]	664 [89.4]	79 [10.6]