Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women in Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 6954)
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15–19 | 343 | 4.93 |
| 20–24 | 1434 | 20.62 |
| 25–29 | 1957 | 28.14 |
| 30–34 | 1484 | 21.34 |
| 35–39 | 1115 | 16.03 |
| 40–44 | 462 | 6.64 |
| 45–49 | 159 | 2.29 |
| Women’s education | ||
| No education | 4171 | 59.98 |
| Primary | 1903 | 27.37 |
| Secondary | 567 | 8.15 |
| Higher | 313 | 4.50 |
| Women’s occupation | ||
| Have no work | 5013 | 72.09 |
| Professional work | 905 | 13.01 |
| Agricultural work | 713 | 10.25 |
| Other | 323 | 4.64 |
| Husbands’/partners’ education | ||
| No education | 2997 | 43.10 |
| Primary | 2108 | 30.31 |
| Secondary | 726 | 10.44 |
| Higher | 1123 | 16.15 |
| Husbands’/partners’ occupation | ||
| Have no work | 639 | 9.19 |
| Professional work | 1730 | 24.88 |
| Agricultural work | 3454 | 49.67 |
| Others | 1131 | 16.26 |
| Head of household | ||
| Someone else | 5775 | 83.05 |
| Herself | 1179 | 16.95 |
| Family size | ||
| 1–4 | 2273 | 32.69 |
| 5–8 | 3872 | 55.68 |
| > = 9 | 809 | 11.63 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| Lowest | 2264 | 32.56 |
| Second | 1157 | 16.64 |
| Middle | 1007 | 14.48 |
| Fourth | 895 | 12.87 |
| Highest | 1631 | 23.45 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 2360 | 33.94 |
| Protestant | 1334 | 19.81 |
| Muslim | 3099 | 44.56 |
| Other | 161 | 2.32 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 1512 | 21.74 |
| Rural | 5442 | 78.26 |