Table 2.
Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC follow-up at health centres of Goba town, Southeast Ethiopia, April–September 2021 (n=432)
| Variables | Non-GDM n (%) | GDM n (%) | P value |
| Age in years | |||
| <25 | 159 (43.7) | 23 (33.8) | 0.027 |
| 25–29 | 120 (33.0) | 21 (30.9) | |
| 30–34 | 52 (14.3) | 13 (19.1) | |
| >34 | 33 (9.1) | 11 (16.2) | |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 157 (43.1) | 28 (41.1) | 0.733 |
| Muslim | 173 (47.5) | 32 (47.1) | |
| Protestant | 34 (9.3) | 8 (11.8) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Oromo | 293 (80.5) | 55 (80.9) | 0.990 |
| Amhara | 61 (16.8) | 11 (16.2) | |
| Others* | 10 (2.7) | 2 (2.9) | |
| Educational status | |||
| No formal education | 53 (14.6) | 11 (16.3) | 0.538 |
| Primary school | 117 (32.1) | 19 (27.9) | |
| Secondary school | 118 (32.4) | 19 (27.9) | |
| College and above | 76 (20.9) | 19 (27.9) | |
| Occupational status | |||
| Employed | 60 (16.5) | 24 (35.3) | 0.017 |
| Non-employed | 304 (83.5) | 44 (64.7) | |
*Others (Gurage, Wolita).
ANC, antenatal care; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.