Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women attending antenatal care at Dessie referral hospital, 2013 (n = 490)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
≤24 | 141 | 28.8 |
25 – 29 | 209 | 42.7 |
30 – 34 | 97 | 19.8 |
≥35 | 43 | 8.8 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 448 | 91.4 |
Currently unmarried | 42 | 8.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 206 | 42 |
Muslim | 263 | 53.7 |
Protestant | 21 | 4.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 434 | 88.6 |
Oromo | 35 | 7.1 |
Others* | 21 | 4.3 |
Educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 52 | 10.6 |
Able to read and write | 77 | 15.7 |
Primary education | 85 | 17.3 |
Secondary education | 167 | 34.1 |
Tertiary level | 109 | 22.2 |
Occupation | ||
Government/private employee | 111 | 22.7 |
House wife | 264 | 53.9 |
Merchant | 62 | 12.7 |
Other** | 53 | 10.8 |