Table 1.

socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC services at selected public health institutions in southwest Ethiopia

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Age	< 25 years	200	39.3
	≥ 25 years	309	60.7
Marital status	Married	479	94.1
	Unmarried	30	5.9
Religion	Orthodox	166	32.6
	Protestant	264	51.9
	Muslim	79	15.5
Ethnicity	Bench	211	41.5
	Sheko	62	12.2
	Amhara	116	22.8
	Keffa	120	23.6
Maternal Education	No formal education	252	49.5
	Primary (1-8)	122	24
	Secondary(9-12)	62	12.2
	College and University	73	14.3
Husband Education	No formal education	174	34.2
	Primary (1-8)	131	25.7
	Secondary(9-12)	82	16.1
	Above Secondary	122	24
Residence	Urban	72	14.1
	Rural	437	85.9