Dietary practices and associated factors during pregnancy in northwestern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the pregnant women in Bahir Dar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 616)

Variable		Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Age	19–24	138	22.4
	25–29	224	36.4
	30–34	168	27.3
	> 35	86	14.0
Ethnicity	Amhara	582	94.5
Ethnicity	Others^a	34	5.5
Religion	Orthodox	473	81.3
	Muslim	115	18.7
	Protestant, Catholic and Adventists	28	4.5
Education status	Unable to read and write	34	5.5
	Read and write	62	10.1
	Grade 1–8	98	15.9
	Grade 9–12	231	37.5
	Higher institution	191	31.0
Respondent occupation	House wife	260	42.2
	Employed	135	21.9
	Merchant	146	23.7
	Other^b	75	12.2
Respondent monthly income (in Ethiopian Birr)	< 1000	334	54.2
	1000–2000	137	22.2
	> 2000	145	23.5
Marital status	Married	604	98.1
Marital status	Single/Divorced/widowed	12	1.9
Head of household	Husband	603	97.9
Head of household	Others^c	13	2.1
Husband occupation	Employed	235	38.1
	Merchant	253	41.1
	Daily laborer	59	9.6
	Others^d	69	11.2
Husband income (ETB)	< 1000	162	26.3
Husband income (ETB)	1000–2000	339	55
	> 2000	115	18.7
Monetary decision maker	Husband and wife together	578	93.8
	Others^e	38	6.2
Family size	Less than 4	501	81.3
	More than 4	115	18.7
Mobile	Yes	600	97.4
Radio	Yes	512	83.1
TV	Yes	530	86.0
Laptop	Yes	100	16.2

^aTigre, Oromo, Awi; ^bdaily labor/private; ^cwife, grandfather, grandmother; ^dfarmer, private; ^ehusband alone or wife alone

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