Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women receiving antenatal care at public health facilities in the West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2021.

Variable	Category	Frequency (N = 420)	Percentage
Age in years	<20	53	12.9
	21–34	335	81.5
	>35	23	5.6
Marital status	Married	401	97.6
	Not married	10	2.4
Ethnicity	Oromo	388	94.4
	Amhara	17	4.1
	Gurage	6	1.5
Religion	Protestant	226	55
	Orthodox	160	38.9
	Othersa	25	6.1
Mother occupation	Housewife	227	55.2
	Private employee	80	19.5
	Government employee	64	15.6
	Othersb	40	9.7
Husband occupation	Not working	19	4.6
	Private employee	231	56.2
	Government employee	149	36.3
	Othersb	12	2.9
Mothers’ education	No formal education	41	10
	Primary school	110	26.8
	High school	131	31.9
	College and above	129	31.4
Husband education	No formal education	34	8.3
	Primary school	59	14.4
	Secondary school	128	31.1
	College and above	190	46.2
Residence	Rural	241	60.1
	Urban	164	39.9
Average monthly incomec	<1,380	67	16.3
	1,381–6,900	222	54
	>6,901	122	29.7

^a Wakefata and Catholic.

^b Students, daily labourers, and non-government organization employee.

^c WHO income classification for developing countries using Ethiopian Birr.