Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women at selected public health centres in Bahir Dar special zone, 2021(n=592)

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency	Per cent
Age	<25	293	49.5
	≥25	299	50.5
Residence	Urban	476	80.3
	Rural	116	19.6
	Orthodox	508	85.7
Religion	Muslim	67	11.3
	Protestant	17	2.9
Educational status of women	Primary	229	38.7
	Secondary and preparatory	208	35.1
	College and above	155	26.2
Women occupation	Housewife	297	50.2
	Farmer	91	15.4
	Employed government employee/NGO	117	19.8
	Merchant	87	14.7
Monthly income	<2000	100	16.9
	≥2000	492	83.1
Marital status	Married	581	98.1
	Unmarried/cohabitation	11	1.9
Husband educational status	No education	12	2
	Primary	170	28.7
	Secondary and preparatory	199	33.6
	College and above	211	35.6
Means of transportation	On foot	207	35
	Taxi/Bajaj	385	65
Family size	<5	395	66.7
	≥5	197	33.3
Distance to reach HC on foot	≤30 min	186	31.6
	>30 min	21	3.4
Cost of transport	<3 birr	16	2.7
	3–9 birr	220	37.2
	>9 birr	149	25.1

HC, health centre; NGO, non-governmental organisation.