Antenatal care and mothers’ education improved iron-folic acid adherence at Denbiya district health centers, Northwest Ethiopia: using pills count method

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC service at Denbiya district health centers, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 382)

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age in years
18–24	79	20.7
25–31	165	43.2
32–42	138	36.1
Marital status
Married	369	96.6
Unmarried	13	3.4
Religion
Orthodox	357	93.5
Muslim	23	6
Protestant	2	0.5
Ethnicity
Amhara	372	97.4
Tigray	10	2.6
Mother’s education status
Illiterate	226	59.2
Primary school	83	21.7
Secondary school and above	73	19.1
Husband education status
Illiterate	209	54.7
Primary school	97	25.4
Secondary school and above	76	19.9
Occupation
Housewife	321	84
Government employee	23	6
Private employee	11	2.9
Merchant	27	7.1
Monthly household income in Ethiopia
Birr (EB)
< 1000	115	30.1
1000–2000	114	29.8
2001–3000	95	24.9
> 3000	58	15.2

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