Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics among pregnant women attending antenatal care in health centers of Wondo Genet district, Southern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables (n = 349) | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
18–20 | 36 | 10.3 |
20–35 | 304 | 87.1 |
> 35 | 9 | 2.6 |
Ethnic group | ||
Sidama | 254 | 72.8 |
Oromo | 54 | 15.5 |
Amhara | 19 | 5.4 |
Others | 22 | 6.3 |
Religion | ||
Protestant | 298 | 85.4 |
Muslim | 33 | 9.5 |
Orthodox | 18 | 5.2 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 252 | 72.2 |
Urban | 97 | 27.8 |
Educational status (n = 347) | ||
Illiterate | 102 | 29.2 |
Informal education | 35 | 10.0 |
Primary level | 147 | 42.7 |
Secondary level or above | 63 | 18.1 |
Education level of the husbands | ||
Illiterate | 72 | 20.6 |
Informal education | 51 | 14.6 |
Primary level | 115 | 33.0 |
Secondary level and above | 111 | 31.8 |
Occupation of the respondent | ||
Housewife | 280 | 80.2 |
Merchant | 39 | 11.2 |
Government employee | 25 | 7.2 |
Daily laborer | 5 | 1.4 |
Occupation (husband) | ||
Farmer | 176 | 50.4 |
Merchant | 105 | 30.1 |
Government employee | 48 | 13.8 |
Daily laborer | 20 | 5.7 |
Monthly income of the household (ETB) | ||
< 2480 Eth birr | 166 | 47.6 |
> = 2480 Eth birr | 183 | 52.4 |
Household size | ||
1–4 member | 178 | 51.0 |
> = 5 member | 171 | 49.0 |