Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among pregnant mothers attending ANC service in Tselemte district, Tigray, Ethiopia, March 2014
From: Late antenatal care initiation: the case of public health centers in Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency (n = 365) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
15–19 | 73 | 20 |
20–24 | 108 | 29.6 |
25–29 | 89 | 24.4 |
30–34 | 65 | 17.8 |
35–39 | 30 | 8.2 |
Marital status of the mother | ||
Married | 351 | 96.2 |
Divorced | 4 | 1.1 |
Separated | 3 | 0.8 |
Cohabitated | 7 | 1.9 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 120 | 32.9 |
Rural | 245 | 67.1 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 214 | 58.6 |
Elementary (1–8) | 99 | 27.1 |
Secondary (9–12) | 34 | 9.3 |
Higher education | 18 | 4.9 |
Occupational status | ||
House wife | 100 | 27.4 |
Farmer | 202 | 55.3 |
Civil servant | 20 | 5.5 |
Business women | 28 | 7.7 |
Daily laborer | 15 | 4.1 |
House hold monthly income(ETB) | ||
≤ 400 | 94 | 25.8 |
401–600 | 81 | 22.2 |
601–1000 | 102 | 27.9 |
> 1000 | 88 | 24.1 |
Husband education | ||
No formal education | 159 | 43.6 |
Elementary | 143 | 39.2 |
Secondary | 30 | 8.2 |
Higher education | 33 | 9 |