Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of currently pregnant women in rural areas of Harari region, eastern Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables | Number | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 15–24 years | 182 | 46.7% |
25–34 years | 167 | 42.8% | |
35–49 years | 41 | 10.5% | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 194 | 49.7% |
Grade 1–8 | 157 | 40.3% | |
More than grade 8 | 39 | 10.0% | |
Occupation of pregnant women | Housewife | 357 | 91.5% |
Business and others | 33 | 8.5% | |
Occupation of partner | Farming | 243 | 62.3% |
Business and others | 147 | 37.7% | |
Means of transportation to the nearest health post | Walking by foot | 159 | 40.8% |
Public transport | 178 | 45.6% | |
Private transport | 53 | 13.6% | |
Means of transportation to nearest health centers | Walking by foot | 25 | 6.4% |
Public transport | 303 | 77.7% | |
Private transport | 62 | 15.9% |