Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women in Amatere Health Center, Massawa, Eritrea.

Variables	Categories	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Age of respondents	<20	20	6.9
	20-29	171	59.2
	30-39	98	33.9
Marital status	Married	271	93.8
	Single	17	5.9
	Divorced	1	0.3
Ethnicity	Tigrigna	70	24.2
	Tigre	151	52.2
	Afar	17	5.9
	Saho	30	10.4
	Other	21	7.3
Religion	Christian	72	24.9
	Muslim	217	75.1
Educational level of respondent	No formal education	61	21.1
	Primary	75	28.0
	Middle	84	29.1
	High school	51	17.6
	Tertiary	18	6.2
Husband's education	No formal education	56	20.1
	Primary	35	12.5
	Middle	68	24.4
	High school	75	26.9
	Tertiary	45	16.1
Occupation	Housewife	223	77.2
	Self-employed	17	5.9
	Governmental	31	10.7
	Single-unemployed	18	6.2
Gravidity	One	60	20.8
	Two-four	150	52.1
	>Four	78	27.6
Parity	Zero	64	22.2
	One-four	197	68.4
	>Four	27	9.4
Total		289	100.0