Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of mothers (N = 393) who are in their 2 nd and 3 rd trimesters of pregnancy in Debra markos town, East Gojam, July, 2012
Characteristics | Frequency(Percent) |
|---|---|
Age of mothers during the interview (mean, SD = 28.26, ±5.610) | |
15-19 | 26(6.6) |
20-24 | 72(18.3) |
25-29 | 137(34.9) |
30-34 | 84(21.4) |
35-40 | 74(18.8) |
Marital status | |
Married | 336(85.5) |
Single | 25(6.4) |
Divorced/widowed | 32(8.1) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 248(63.1) |
Muslim | 78(19.8) |
Protestant | 49(12.5) |
Others* | 18(4.6) |
Maternal educational status | |
No formal education | 44(11.2) |
Elementary | 96(24.4) |
Secondary &high school | 189(48.1) |
Collage and above | 64(16.3) |
Ethnicity | |
Amhara | 319(81.2) |
Agaw | 22(5.6) |
Oromo | 21(5.3) |
Tigre | 17(4.6) |
Others** | 14(3.3) |
Occupation | |
House wife | 185(47.1) |
Self-employee | 78(19.8) |
Gev-employee | 74(18.8) |
Students/daily workers | 56(14.2) |
Husband educational status | |
No formal education | 27(6.9) |
Elementary | 55(14.0) |
Secondary & high school | 109(27.7) |
Collage and Above | 202(51.4) |