Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at health facilities of Yirgacheffe town, Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio demographic, socio economic and reproductive history characteristics of the study subjects, Yirgacheffe town, Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2016

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age
15–24	119	34.8
25–34	166	48.5
> =35	57	16.7
Religion
Protestant	174	50.9
Orthodox	106	31.0
Catholic	20	5.8
Muslim	42	12.3
Ethnicity
Gedeo	198	57.9
Guraghe	55	16.1
Siliti	29	8.5
Kembata	27	7.9
Sidama	24	7.0
Wolaita	9	2.6
Marital status
Single	9	2.6
Married	333	97.4
Family size
< =4	212	62.0
> 4	130	38.0
Role in the family
Leaders	52	15.2
Members	290	84.8
Decision maker about service utilization
Self	252	73.7
Other person	90	26.3
Maternal education
Unable to read and write	109	31.9
Read and write(No formal education)	84	24.6
Primary education	80	23.4
Secondary and above	69	20.2
Parental education
Unable to read and write	37	10.8
Read and write(No formal education)	49	14.3
Primary education	129	37.7
Secondary and above	127	37.1
Maternal occupation
Housewife	231	67.5
Governmental employed	64	18.7
Merchant	47	13.8
Paternal Occupation
Governmental employed	87	25.4
Farmer	96	28.1
Merchant	145	42.4
Daily laborer	14	4.1
Monthly Income
< 1000 birr	104	30.4
1001–2000 birr	107	31.3
2001–3000 birr	58	17.0
> 30,000 birr	73	21.3
Place of Residence
Urban	203	59.4
Rural	139	40.6
Duration of pregnancy
First trimester	17	5.0
Second trimester	134	39.2
Third trimester	191	55.8
Age at first pregnancy
15–24 years	326	95.3
> 24 years	16	4.7
Number of pregnancy
1	85	24.9
> =2	257	75.1
Number of parity
1–4	232	67.8
> 4	110	32.2
Number of ANC follow up
1	109	31.9
2	82	24.0
3	84	24.6
4	67	19.5
Time taken to health facility(on foot)
< 30 min	309	90.4
≥ 30 min	33	9.6

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