Table 1 Sociodemographic, medical and behavioral characteristics of respondents in North Wollo zone, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 462)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 385 | 83.3 |
Protestant | 3 | 0.6 |
Muslim | 74 | 16.1 |
Age (years) | ||
< 20 | 39 | 8.4 |
20–34 | 355 | 76.8 |
> 34 | 68 | 14.7 |
Family size | ||
≤ 5 | 403 | 87.2 |
> 5 | 59 | 12.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 432 | 93.5 |
Unmarried | 30 | 6.5 |
Women’s education | ||
Unable to read and write | 122 | 26.4 |
Able to read and write | 81 | 17.5 |
Primary (1–8th) school | 87 | 18.8 |
Secondary (9–12th) school | 72 | 15.6 |
College or higher education | 100 | 21.6 |
Partner’s occupation | ||
Governmental employee | 129 | 27.9 |
Merchant | 96 | 20.8 |
Farmer | 179 | 38.7 |
Private employer | 34 | 7.4 |
Othersa | 24 | 5.2 |
Time to reach nearby health institution (min) | ||
≤ 30 | 223 | 48.3 |
> 30 | 239 | 57.7 |
Maternal MUAC (cm) | ||
< 23 | 131 | 28.4 |
≥ 23 | 331 | 71.6 |
History of poor pregnancy outcomes | ||
No | 54 | 11.7 |
Yes | 408 | 88.3 |
Complication during pregnancy | ||
Yes | 83 | 18.0 |
No | 379 | 82.0 |
Type of complication during pregnancy (n = 83) | ||
APH | 18 | 21.7 |
PROM | 12 | 14.5 |
PIH | 25 | 30.1 |
Othersb | 28 | 33.7 |