Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers who attended ANC in the public health facilities of Pawi district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020, (n = 420).
Variable |
No. (%) |
Age, y 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 |
44 (10.5) 132 (31.4) 155 (36.9) 89 (21.2) |
Residence Urban Rural |
231 (55.0) 189 (45.0) |
Marital status Married Others* |
409 (97.4) 11 (2.6) |
Religion Orthodox Muslim Protestant Catholic |
264 (62.9) 95 (22.6) 56 (13.3) 5 (1.2) |
Educational status Had no formal education Primary education Secondary Diploma and above |
124 (29.5) 184 (44.3) 67 (16.0) 43 (10.2) |
Occupation Housewife Merchant/self-employee Government employed |
265 (63.1) 119 (28.3) 36 (8.6) |
Educational status of partner (n = 409) Had no formal education Primary education Secondary Diploma and above |
74 (18.1) 128 (31.3) 120 (29.3) 87 (21.3) |
Occupation of the partner (n = 409) Farmer Merchants/self-employee Government employee |
197 (50.2) 131 (32.0) 81 (19.8) |
Family size ≤ 2 2-4 ≥ 5 |
84 (20.0) 218 (51.9) 118 (28.1) |
Monthly income of the family High (≥ 2575) Medium 1000-2575 Low ≤ 1000 |
57 (13.6) 160 (38.1) 203 (48.3) |
*Indicates (single and divorced)