Table 1 Socio–demographic and economic characteristics of pregnant mothers attending antenatal care clinic in Asossa Zone Public Health Institutions, northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 761)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
  < 20 | 76 | 10.0 |
 20–24 | 247 | 32.5 |
 25–29 | 264 | 34.7 |
 30–34 | 126 | 16.6 |
  ≥ 35 | 48 | 6.3 |
Religion | ||
 Muslims | 368 | 48.4 |
 Orthodox | 301 | 39.6 |
 Protestant | 92 | 12.0 |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 582 | 76.5 |
 Rural | 179 | 23.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Berta | 215 | 28.3 |
 Shinasha | 56 | 7.4 |
 Amhara | 256 | 33.6 |
 Oromo | 164 | 21.6 |
 Tigre | 43 | 5.7 |
 Others | 27 | 3.5 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 727 | 95.5 |
 Unmarrieda | 34 | 4.5 |
Educational status | ||
 No formal education | 333 | 43.8 |
 Primary education | 107 | 14.1 |
 Secondary education | 123 | 16.2 |
 Certificate and above | 198 | 26.0 |
Employment status | ||
 House wife | 503 | 66.1 |
 Government employee | 194 | 25.5 |
 Self employed | 46 | 6.0 |
 Others | 18 | 2.4 |
Family size | ||
  ≤ 2 | 252 | 33.1 |
 3–5 | 398 | 52.3 |
  ≥ 6 | 111 | 14.6 |
Household wealth status | ||
 Poor | 208 | 27.4 |
 Medium | 319 | 41.9 |
 Rich | 234 | 30.7 |