The association of unwanted pregnancy and social support with depressive symptoms in pregnancy: evidence from rural Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 1 Description of study participants, Southwestern Ethiopia, 2012

Variables	Number	Percent
Age
15-24	207	33.3
25-34	360	57.9
35+	55	8.8
Educational status
No formal education	447	71.9
Primary	146	23.5
Secondary & above	29	4.7
Residence
Rural	475	76.4
Urban	147	23.6
Marital status
Currently married	618	99.4
Widowed or divorced	4	0.6
Occupation
House wife	484	77.8
Farmer	92	14.8
Employed/family business	46	7.4
Trimester of pregnancy
Second	231	37.1
Third	391	62.9
Household food security status
Food Secure	365	58. 7
Food insecure	257	41.3
Pregnancy Intention
Wanted	367	59.0
Mistimed	175	28.1
Unwanted	80	12.9
Parity
0	84	13.5
1-2	163	26.2
3-4	172	27.6
5⁺	203	32.7
Total	622	100

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