TABLE 1.

Socio‐demographic characteristics of pregnant women in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia, 2017(n = 804)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Per cent
Age in years	<20	102	12.7
	20–34	659	82
	≥35	43	5.3
Residence	Urban	619	77
	Rural	185	23
Ethnic	Amhara	793	98.6
	Others a	11	1.4
Religion	Orthodox	734	91.3
	Muslim	62	7.7
	Others a , b , c	8	1.0
Marital status	Married	778	96.8
	Single	20	2.5
	Others c	6	0.7
Educational status	No formal education	278	34.6
	Primary school (1–8)	146	18.1
	Secondary and above	380	47.3
Occupation	Employed	163	20.3
	Self Employed	54	6.7
	Housewife	523	65
	Daily labourer	64	8.0
Distance in minutes	≤30	266	33.1
	30–60	363	45.1
	>60	175	21.8

^a Oromo, Tigre.

^b Catholic, Protestant.

^c Divorced, Widowed.