Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care at public and private health facilities in Mekelle, Ethiopia, May 2018 (n = 299)
Variables | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age group (years) | |
 16–25 | 148 (49.5) |
 26–35 | 136 (45.5) |
  ≥ 36 | 15 (5.0) |
Ethnicity | |
 Tigray | 289 (96.7) |
 Othersa | 10 (3.3) |
Level of education | |
 Unable to read and write | 21 (7.0) |
 Non-formal education | 22 (7.4) |
 Primary school (1–8 grades) | 51 (17.1) |
 High school (9–12 grades) | 122 (40.8) |
 College/university and above level | 83 (27.8) |
Residence | |
 Rural | 18 (6.0) |
 Urban | 281 (94.0) |
Religion | |
 Orthodox | 265 (88.6) |
 Muslim | 30 (10.0) |
 Othersb | 4 (1.3) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 262 (87.6) |
 Not married | 37 (12.4) |
Occupational (employment) status | |
 Government employee | 41 (13.7) |
 Private institution/business | 38 (13.0 |
 women who did not work outside the home | 168 (56.2) |
 Student | 11 (3.7) |
 Merchant | 37 (12.4) |