Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, November 2013 to June 2014
Characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age categories (years) | ||
< 20 | 6 | 1.6 |
20–29 | 283 | 73.7 |
30–39 | 88 | 22.9 |
≥ 40 | 7 | 1.8 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 21 | 5.5 |
Divorced | 5 | 1.3 |
Married | 358 | 93.2 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 44 | 11.5 |
Urban | 340 | 88.5 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 43 | 11.2 |
Read and write | 103 | 26.8 |
High school | 116 | 30.2 |
College and above | 122 | 31.8 |
Occupational status | ||
Government employee | 113 | 29.4 |
Private | 86 | 22.4 |
House wife | 165 | 43.0 |
Daily laborers | 20 | 5.2 |
Monthly income (Eth Birr) | ||
< 500 | 74 | 19.3 |
500–1000 | 88 | 22.9 |
> 1000 | 222 | 57.8 |