Table 1 Socio- demographic characteristics of pregnant women in West Dembia northwest Ethiopia 2018 (N = 348)
Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15–24 | 117 | 33.6 |
25–34 | 189 | 54.3 | |
≥ 34 | 42 | 12.1 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 339 | 97.4 |
Muslim | 9 | 2.6 | |
Residence | Rural | 271 | 77.9 |
Urban | 77 | 22.1 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 193 | 55.5 |
Able to read and write | 69 | 19.8 | |
Elementary completed | 34 | 9.8 | |
Secondary completed | 27 | 7.8 | |
College and above | 25 | 7.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 334 | 96.0 |
Single | 14 | 4.0 | |
Monthly income in Ethiopian Birr | < 1000 | 31 | 89.0 |
1000–3000 | 258 | 74.1 | |
> 3000 | 59 | 17.0 | |
Current occupation | Farmer | 136 | 39.1 |
Housewife | 134 | 38.5 | |
Daily laborer | 10 | 2.9 | |
Merchant | 32 | 9.2 | |
Government employee | 33 | 9.5 | |
Privet employee | 3 | 0.9 |