Birth preparedness, complication readiness and associated factors among pregnant women in Agnuak zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based comparative cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of women by Residence, Agnuak Zone (n = 603)

Variables	Urban (n = 403)		Rural (n = 200)		Total (n = 603)		χ²	P-value
Variables	N	%	N	%	N	%	χ²	P-value
Age (years)							4.02	< 0.05
< 25	177	44.3	71	35.7	248	41.4
≥ 25	223	35.8	128	64.3	351	58.6
Family size							96.44	< 0.001
< 4	205	50.9	36	18.0	241	39.9
5–6	166	41.2	93	46.5	259	42.9
≥ 7	32	7.9	71	35.5	103	17.1
Ethnicity							31.95	< 0.001
Agnuak	165	41.0	131	65.5	296	48.9
Others^a	237	59.0	69	34.5	306	50.8
Religion							52.96	< 0.001
Protestant	213	53.3	58	29.3	271	44.9
Orthodox	91	22.8	34	17.2	125	20.7
Catholic	48	12.0	52	26.3	100	16.6
Others^b	48	12.0	54	27.3	102	16.9
Marital Status							3.13	0.077
Married/Cohabited	369	91.6	191	95.5	560	92.9
Others^c	34	8.4	9	4.5	43	7.1
Women’s Educational Status							34.1	< 0.001
No formal education	40	9.9	57	28.5	153	25.4
Formal education	363	90.1	143	71.5	103	17.1
Women’s occupational status							13.17	< 0.001
Housewives	267	66.3	161	80.5	428	71.0
Others^d	136	33.7	39	19.5	175	29.0
Husband’s educational status							14.1	< 0.001
No formal education	22	5.7	84	44.4	106	18.4
Primary school	184	47.7	78	41.3	262	45.6
Secondary and above	180	46.6	27	14.3	207	36.0
Husband’s occupational status							21.79	< 0.001
Farmer	77	19.9	156	82.5	233	40.5
Gov’t/NGO/Self employee	130	33.7	20	10.6	150	26.1
Merchant	120	31.1	3	1.6	123	21.4
Others^e	59	15.3	10	5.3	69	12.0
Time taken to nearby health institution on foot							442.9	< 0.001
< 1 h	396	98.3	31	15.5	427	70.8
≥ 1 h	7	1.7	169	84.5	176	29.2
Wealth quintile							0.054	1.000
First quintile (poorest)	80	19.9	40	20.0	120	19.9
Second quintile	81	20.1	41	20.5	122	20.2
Third quintile	77	19.1	39	19.5	116	19.2
Fourth quintile	85	21.1	41	20.5	126	20.9
Fifth quintile (wealthiest)	80	19.9	39	19.5	119	19.7

^aOromo, Kambata, Amhara, Tigre, Guraghe, ^bIslam, Traditional, ^cWidowed, Single, Separated, Divorsed, ^dGov’t/NGO/Self employee, Farmer, Merchant, Student, House maid, Daily laborer, ^eDaily laborer, Student

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