Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristic of pregnant mother attending ANC service in Debre Markos governmental health institution, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 416)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
< 25 (young) | 180 (43.3%) |
≥ 25 | 236 (56.7%) |
Ethnicity | |
Amhara | 415 (99.8%) |
Tigrie | 1 (0.2%) |
Marital status | |
Married | 396 (95.2%) |
Cohabitation | 11 (2.6%) |
Divorced/widowed | 9 (2.2%) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 405 (97.4%) |
Muslim | 6 (1.4%) |
Protestant | 5 (1.2%) |
Educational status | |
No formal education | 103 (24.8%) |
Primary [1–8] | 82 (19.7%) |
Secondary [9, 10] and certificate | 125 (30%) |
College diploma and above | 106 (25.5%) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 254 (61.1%) |
Not employed | 162 (38.9%) |
Father education | |
No formal education | 62 (14.9) |
Primary [1–8] | 78 (18.8) |
Secondary [9, 10] and certificate | 119 (28.6) |
College diploma and above | 157 (37.7%) |
Family monthly income | |
< US$37 | 50 (12%) |
$US37–US$148 | 284 (68.3%) |
> US$148 | 82 (19.7%) |
Family size | |
≤ 3 | 286 (68.8) |
> 3 | 130 (31.2%) |