Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women at Wacha primary hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 263)

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Age of women	< 25	137	52.1%
	25–34	97	36.9%
	> 34	29	11.0%
Age of husband	19–25	45	17.1%
	26–34	134	51%
	35–44	84	31.9%
Marital status	Married	253	96.2%
	Single	5	1.9%
	Widowed	2	0.8%
	Divorced	3	1.1%
Women religion	Orthodox	113	43%
	Protestant	125	47.5%
	Muslim	20	7.6%
	Other *	5	1.9%
Residence	Urban	157	59.7%
	Rural	106	40.3%
Ethnicity	Kaffa	201	76.4%
	Amhara	39	14.8%
	Other**	23	8.8%
women education	Unable to read and write	77	29.3%
	Able to read and write	12	4.6%
	primary	85	32.3%
	secondary	43	16.3%
	college and above	46	17.5%
husband educational	Unable to read and write	62	23.6%
	Read and write	9	3.4%
	Primary (1–8)	65	24.7%
	Secondary (9–12)	75	28.5%
	College and above	52	19.8%
Women occupational	Housewife	140	53.2%
	Government employee	52	19.8%
	Merchant	34	12.9%
	Daily labor	37	14.1%
Head of household	Husband	193	73.4%
	Wife	25	9.5%
	Both	45	17.1%
Family size	< 5	169	64.3%
	> = 5	94	35.8%
Income	<=1500	123	46.8%
	> 1500	140	53.2%
Shopping	Wife	240	91.3%
	Husband	21	8%
	Other	2	0.8%
Nutrition awareness	Yes	158	60.1%
	No	105	39.9%
Husband support	Yes	244	92.8%
	No	19	7.2%
Bank account	Yes	99	37.6%
	No	164	62.4%
Mobile	Yes	145	55.1%
	No	118	44.9%
Radio	Yes	156	59.3%
	No	107	40.7%
Garden	Yes	184	70%
	No	79	30%
Fasting	Yes	84	31.9%
	No	179	68.1%
Latrine	Yes	262	99.6%
	No	1	0.4%
Water source	Tap	47	17.9%
	Spring	170	64.6%
	Well	46	17.5%
Illness	Yes	6	2.3
	No	257	97.7%
Food security status	< 2	175	66.6%
	≥ 2	88	33.4%
Nutritional status	<  22	81	30.8%
	≥ 22	182	69.2%

Notes: N = total number of participants, * Catholic, Pagan, ** Bench, Oromo, Wolayita, Tigre, Selte