Alcohol use and associated factors among women attending antenatal care in Southern Ethiopia: a facility based cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women attending Ante Natal Care in Gedeo Zone Health Centers, Southern Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 718)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age in years	≤ 20	42	5.8
	21–24	155	21.6
	25–29	384	53.5
	≥ 30	137	19.1
Marital status	Married	557	77.6
Marital status	Single	161	22.4
Religion	Protestant	413	57.5
	Orthodox	201	28.0
	Muslim	73	10.2
	Others^a	31	4.3
Ethnicity	Gedeo	412	57.4
	Wolaita	93	13.0
	Gurage	83	11.6
	Oromo	86	12.0
	Others^b	44	6.1
Residency	Urban	326	45.4
Residency	Rural	392	54.6
Occupation	Farmers	241	33.6
	Employed	166	23.1
	Merchant	121	16.9
	House wife	68	9.5
	Others^c	122	17.0
Educational level	Unable to read and write	218	30.4
	Able to read and write	171	23.8
	Primary school	125	17.4
	Secondary school	109	15.2
	College and above	95	13.2
Monthly income in ETB	≤ 500	147	20.5
	501–999	159	22.1
	1000–1999	332	46.2
	≥ 2000	80	11.1

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