Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women following ANC at University of Gondar Hospital, March 2014, Gondar, Ethiopia [N = 422]

Age

16–24

143 [33.9]

25–29

172 [40.8]

30–34

60 [14.2]

35–40

47 [11.1]

Education status

Unable to read and write

62 [14.7]

Read and write only

8 [1.9]

Grade 1–8

76 [18]

Grade 9–12

140 [33.2]

College level

136 [32.2]

Occupation

Housewife

254 [60.2]

Teachers

40 [9.5]

Nurses

2 [0.5]

Office workers

67 [15.9]

Others

59 [14.0]

Marital status

Married

407 [96.4]

Single

12 [2.8]

Divorced

3 [0.5]

Residence

Urban

345 [81.8]

Rural

77 [18.2]

Gestational age

1–3 month

41 [9.7]

4–6 month

101 [23.9]

7–9 month

252 [59.7]

>9 month

28 [6.6]