Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant mother’s attending antenatal care in public health facilities of Woldia Town, North-eastern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 | 14 | 3.4 |
20–24 | 130 | 31.4 |
25–29 | 183 | 44.2 |
30–34 | 62 | 14.9 |
≥ 35 | 25 | 6.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 405 | 97.8 |
Others* | 9 | 2.2 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 294 | 71.0 |
Muslim | 108 | 26.1 |
Others** | 12 | 2.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 386 | 93.2 |
Others*** | 28 | 6.8 |
Educational level | ||
Can’t read and write | 79 | 19.1 |
Can read and write | 85 | 20.5 |
Primary education (grade 1–8th) | 61 | 14.7 |
Secondary education (grade 9–12th) | 78 | 18.8 |
College and above | 111 | 26.9 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 187 | 45.2 |
Govt employee | 98 | 23.7 |
Self-employed | 68 | 16.4 |
Farmer | 42 | 10.1 |
Others**** | 19 | 4.6 |
Family size | ||
1–3 | 240 | 58.0 |
≥ 4 | 174 | 42.0 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 359 | 86.7 |
Rural | 55 | 13.3 |