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. 2020 Jun 27;2020:2926097. doi: 10.1155/2020/2926097

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC at the Shire, Suhul General Hospital, Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 379).

Variables Category Frequency (n) Percent (%)
Age 15-19 35 9.2
20-24 92 24.3
25-29 74 19.5
30-34 86 22.7
35-39 47 12.4
>44 45 11.9

Marital status Unmarried 28 7.4
Married 302 79.7
Divorced 32 8.4
Widowed 17 4.5

Religion Orthodox 268 70.7
Muslim 83 21.9
Protestant 17 4.5
Catholic 11 2.9

Educational level Unable to read and write 57 15.0
Able to read and write 51 13.5
Elementary (1-8) school level 56 14.8
Secondary (9-12) school level 91 24.0
Postsecondary school 124 32.7

Partner education level (n = 302) Unable to read and write 20 6.6
Able to read and write 27 9
Elementary (1-8) school level 32 10.6
Secondary (9-12) school level 74 24.5
Postsecondary school level 149 49.3

Occupation Housewife 117 30.9
Government employ 125 33.0
Private business 89 23.5
Farmer 29 7.7
Other 19 5.0

Month income
Level
<500 birr (<18.5 dollar) 93 24.5
500-1000 birr (18.5-37 dollar) 66 17.4
1001-2000 birr (37.1-74 dollar) 88 23.2
2001-3000 birr (74.1-111 dollar) 42 11.1
>30000 birr (>111 dollar) 90 23.7

n: number.