Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among pregnant women Goba town south east Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 94 | 29.1 |
25–34 | 206 | 63.8 |
35 and above | 23 | 7.1 |
Educational status of women | ||
Unable to read and write | 25 | 7.7 |
Read and write | 35 | 10.8 |
Primary | 103 | 31.9 |
Secondary and above | 160 | 49.5 |
Educational status of husband | ||
Unable to read and write | 1 | 0.3 |
Read and write | 28 | 8.7 |
Primary | 51 | 15.8 |
Secondary | 137 | 42.4 |
TVET and above | 28 | 8.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 296 | 91.6 |
Divorced | 12 | 3.7 |
Widowed | 3 | 0.9 |
Unmarried | 12 | 3.7 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 210 | 65.0 |
Amhara | 76 | 23.5 |
Somali | 8 | 2.5 |
Gurage | 9 | 2.8 |
Otherc | 20 | 6.2 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 131 | 40.6 |
Muslim | 152 | 47.1 |
Protestant | 35 | 10.8 |
Catholic | 4 | 1.2 |
Othersa | 1 | 0.3 |
Occupations of the women | ||
Housewives | 160 | 49.5 |
GOV Worker | 67 | 20.7 |
Merchant | 59 | 18.3 |
Student | 8 | 2.5 |
Self-employee | 28 | 8.7 |
Othersb | 1 | 0.3 |