Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women at health facilities in Ambo town, March-April, 2018 (n = 388).
|
Variables |
Frequency |
(%) |
|
|
Respondents Age (years) |
<= 21 |
125 |
32.2 |
|
22-24 |
90 |
23.2 |
|
|
25-27 |
88 |
22.7 |
|
|
28+ |
85 |
21.9 |
|
|
Marital Status |
Married |
358 |
92.3 |
|
Single |
24 |
6.2 |
|
|
Divorced |
6 |
1.5 |
|
|
Ethnicity |
Oromo |
347 |
89.4 |
|
Gurage |
8 |
2.1 |
|
|
Amhara |
33 |
8.5 |
|
|
Religion |
Protestant |
247 |
63.7 |
|
Muslim |
22 |
5.7 |
|
|
Orthodox |
119 |
30.7 |
|
|
Woman Educational Status |
No formal education |
71 |
18.3 |
|
Primary education |
101 |
26.0 |
|
|
Secondary education |
138 |
35.6 |
|
|
Diploma and above |
78 |
20.1 |
|
|
Husbands educational status |
No formal education |
52 |
13.4 |
|
Primary education |
78 |
20.1 |
|
|
Secondary education |
154 |
39.7 |
|
|
Diploma and above |
104 |
26.8 |
|
|
Woman’s occupation |
House wife |
136 |
35.1 |
|
Governmental employee |
101 |
26.0 |
|
|
Private employee |
62 |
16.0 |
|
|
Merchant |
89 |
22.9 |
|
|
Husband’s occupation |
Governmental employee |
82 |
21.1 |
|
Merchant |
113 |
29.1 |
|
|
Farmer |
49 |
12.6 |
|
|
Daily labor |
46 |
11.9 |
|
|
Private employee |
98 |
25.3 |
|
|
Economic status |
<= 1000.00 |
103 |
26.5 |
|
1001.00-2000.00 |
121 |
31.2 |
|
|
2001.00-3000.00 |
83 |
21.4 |
|
|
3001.00+ |
81 |
20.9 |
|
|
Residence |
Urban |
343 |
88.4 |
|
Rural |
45 |
11.6 |
|