Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of antenatal care attending women, SNNPR, 2012
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age (completed years) | |
15-24 | 540 (40.8) |
25-34 | 705 (53.2) |
35-49 | 80 (6.0) |
Total | 1325 (100.0) |
Median (IQR) | 25 (25–75) |
Religion | |
Protestant | 787 (59.4) |
Muslim | 173 (13.1) |
Orthodox | 314 (23.7) |
Catholic | 37 (2.8) |
Others | 14 (1.1) |
Total | 1325 (100.0) |
Marital status | |
Single | 21 (1.6) |
Married | 1298 (98.0) |
Divorced | 3 (0.2) |
Widowed | 3 (0.2) |
Total | 1325 (100.0) |
Educational status | |
Not able to read and write | 437 (33.0) |
Able to read or write or both | 67 (5.1) |
Grade 1 – 6 | 413 (31.2) |
Grade 7 – 12 | 303 (22.9) |
College and above | 105 (7.9) |
Total | 1325 (100.0) |
Occupation | |
Housewife | 732 (55.2) |
Farmer | 174 (13.1) |
Pastoralist | 6 (0.5) |
Merchant | 215 (16.2) |
Government employee | 121 (9.1) |
Student | 47 (3.5) |
Daily laborer | 25 (1.9) |
Others | 5 (0.4) |
Total | 1325 (100.0) |
Average monthly income (n = 1282) | |
≤ 670 Ethiopian birr | 792 (61.8) |
>670 Ethiopian birr | 490 (38.2) |
Total | 1282 (100.0) |