Table 1.

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of pregnant women attending anti natal care at saesie tsaed emba district eastern Tigray Northern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 345).

Demographic variables	Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Age	15–19	16	4.6
	20–24	117	33.9
	25–29	89	25.8
	30–34	61	17.7
	35–39	52	15.5
	>40	10	2.9
	Total	345	100%
Ethnicity	Tigray	336	97.4
	Other	9	2.6
	Total	345	100.0
Religion	Orthodox	328	95.1
	Muslim	14	4.1
	Others	3	0.9
	Total	345	100.0
Education	Illiterate	97	28.1
	Grade 1–4	40	11.6
	Grade 5–8	59	17.1
	Grade 9–10	113	32.8
	Grade 11–12	6	1.7
	Diploma	16	4.6
	First degree	14	4.1
	Total	345	100.0
Occupational status	Farmer	52	15.1
	Student	9	2.6
	Government/private employee	96	28
	Merchant/private work	45	13
	House wife/unemployed	204	59.
	Total	345	100.0
Monthly income	<500	96	27.8
	501–1000	100	29.1
	1001–2000	71	20.6
	2001–3000	47	13.6
	>3001 birr	31	9.0
	Total	345	100.0
Marital status	Married	317	91.9
	Single	11	3.2
	Divorced	10	2.9
	Others (Widowed and separated)	7	2
	Total	345	100.0
Years of marriage	<18 years	76	22.0
	18–24 years	245	71.0
	25–30 years	13	4.5
	Total	334	97.4
Number of children have	1–2	140	40.6
	3–5	149	43.2
	>5	56	16.2
	Total	345	100.0
Husband educational status	Can't read and write	36	10.4
	Only read and write	65	18.8
	Primarily level	110	31.9
	Secondary level	65	18.8
	Above secondary level	40	11.6
	Total	316	91.6
Husband occupation	Farmer	141	40.9
	Private work	66	19.1
	Government employee	49	14.2
	Daily labor	21	6.1
	Merchant	29	8.4
	Unemployed/farmer	10	2.9
	Total	316	91.6
Do you have radio	Yes	250	72.5
	No	95	27.5
	Total	345	100.0
Do you have TV	Yes	130	37.7
	No	215	62.3
	Total	345	100.0