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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women in selected Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards preeclampsia and its associated factors in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a multi‐center facility‐based cross‐sectional study

Variables

Frequency (N)

Percent (%)

Chi-square (X2)

P-value

Age in years

 17–34

334

81.5

0.356

0.55

 35–45

76

18.5

Residence

 Urban

277

67.6

6.906

0.009

 Rural

133

32.4

Marital status

 In union

391

95.4

1.726

0.19

 Not in union

19

4.6

Education level

 No formal education

131

32.0

23.785

< 0.001

 Primary education

102

24.9

 Secondary education

103

25.1

 College and above

74

18.0

Occupation

 Housewife

167

40.7

19.918

0.001

 Merchant

100

24.4

 Daily laborer

13

3.2

 Farmer

62

15.1

 Government employee

68

16.6

Monthly household income

 < 3000 ETB (94.37$)

180

43.9

6.733

0.009

 ≥ 3000 ETB (94.37$)

230

56.1

  1. NB Average ETB, USD $ exchange rate (1 $ = 31.79 ETB)