Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women who delivered a baby in the two years preceding the survey by HEWs visit during pregnancy in north and south central Ethiopia, 2012
Visit by HEWs during pregnancy at least once | ||
|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Yes (n,%) | No (n,%) |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 620(53.0) | 550(47.0) |
Rural | 2465(65.2) | 1314(34.8) |
Level of education | ||
None | 2046(66.0) | 1052(34.0) |
Primary | 757(55.5) | 608(44.5) |
Secondary | 252(62.7) | 150(37.3) |
College | 30(35.7) | 54(64.3) |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 2921(62.1) | 1785(37.9) |
Widowed, divorced, never married | 164(67.5) | 79(32.5) |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 2602(79.3) | 679(20.7) |
Muslim | 379(26.8) | 1033(73.2) |
Protestant | 529(26.8) | 142(63.2) |
Catholic | 49(83.1) | 10(17.0) |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 1754(89.9) | 197(10.1) |
Housewife and farm work | 992(46.8) | 1127(53.2) |
Trade and other employee | 217(36.4) | 379(63.6) |
Others | 122(43.1) | 161(56.9) |
Number of pregnancies | ||
1 | 522(54.4) | 437(45.6) |
2-4 | 1390(62.6) | 832(37.4) |
5-6 | 680(62.3) | 346(33.7) |
7 and above | 4939(66.4) | 249(33.6) |
Number of deliveries | ||
1-2 | 1049(59.1) | 726(40.9) |
3-4 | 858(61.2) | 543(38.8) |
5-6 | 680(62.3) | 346(33.7) |
7+ | 493(66.4) | 249(33.6) |