Table 1.
Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of women by the level of physical activity during pregnancy in selected zonal hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia (n = 442), 2017
| Variables | Category | Total (%) | Level of PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Inactive | |||
| n = 345 (%) | n = 97 (%) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 19 | 36 (8.1) | 22 (6.4) | 14 (14.4) | |
| 20–24 | 134 (31.0) | 107 (31.0) | 27 (27.8) | |
| 25–29 | 154 (34.8) | 124 (35.9) | 30 (30.9) | |
| 30–34 | 81 (18.3) | 69 (20) | 12 (12.4) | |
| 35–40 | 137 (8.4) | 23 (6.7) | 14 (14.4) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 384 (86.9) | 310 (89.9) | 74 (76.3) | |
| Never married | 30 (6.8) | 15 (4.3) | 15 (15.5) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 28 (6.3) | 20 (5.8) | 8 (8.2) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Illiterate | 68 (15.4) | 26 (7.5) | 42 (43.3) | |
| Elementary school | 140 (31.7) | 130 (37.7) | 10 (10.3) | |
| High school | 142 (32.1) | 117 (33.9) | 25 (25.8) | |
| College/university | 92 (20.8) | 72 (20.9) | 20 (20.6) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| House wife | 150 (33.9) | 95 (27.5) | 55 (56.7) | |
| Govt. employee | 90 (20.4) | 72 (20.9) | 18 (18.6) | |
| Private employee | 63 (14.3) | 55 (15.9) | 08 (8.2) | |
| Farmer | 95 (21.5) | 91 (26.4) | 04 (4.1) | |
| Trader | 22 (5.0) | 18 (5.2) | 04 (4.1) | |
| Student | 22 (5.0) | 14 (4.1) | 8 (8.2) | |
| Incomea (n = 394) | ||||
| < 1000 birr | 104 (23.5) | 89 (27.1) | 15 (18.3) | |
| 1001–1500 | 44 (10) | 35 (10.7) | 9 (11) | |
| 1501–2000 | 82 (18.6) | 70 (21.3) | 12 (14.6) | |
| 2001–3000 | 108 (24.4) | 81 (24.7) | 27 (32.9) | |
| 3001–above | 72 (16.3) | 53 (16.2) | 19 (23.2) | |
aCell counts may not add up to total number of participants due to missing values