Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, among semi-pastoral pregnant women Bule Hora woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia, August, 2016
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
16–24 | 196 | 26.3 |
25–34 | 384 | 51.5 |
35–49 | 166 | 22.3 |
Religious | ||
Protestant | 535 | 71.7 |
Orthodox | 89 | 11.9 |
Muslim | 84 | 11.3 |
Others | 38 | 5.3 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 724 | 97 |
Othera | 22 | 3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 697 | 93.4 |
Amhara | 27 | 3.7 |
Othersb | 22 | 2.9 |
Occupation of women | ||
Housewives | 550 | 73.7 |
Student | 92 | 12.3 |
Farmer | 27 | 3.6 |
Education level of woman | ||
Not attended formal education | 332 | 44.5 |
Primary education (1–8) | 91 | 12.2 |
Secondary education | 219 | 29.4 |
College and above | 10 | 1.3 |
Education level of husband | ||
Not attended formal education | 258 | 38.2 |
Primary education (1–8) | 249 | 33.3 |
Secondary education | 187 | 25 |
College and above | 25 | 3.4 |
Family size | ||
1–3 | 193 | 25.9 |
4–6 | 290 | 38.9 |
≥ 6 | 263 | 35.3 |
Parity | ||
0 | 22 | 2.9 |
1–2 | 255 | 34.2 |
>/3 | 469 | 62.9 |
History of stillbirth | ||
0 | 630 | 84.5 |
1 | 116 | 15.5 |
Monthly income (ETB) | ||
< 500 | 510 | 68.3 |
501–1000 | 130 | 17.4 |
Above 1000 | 106 | 14 |