Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in Harari Regional state, 2014 (n = 411)
Variable | Frequency | percent |
|---|---|---|
Age group (year) | ||
less than 20 | 49 | 11.9 |
20–29 | 268 | 65.2 |
> 29 | 94 | 22.9 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 18 | 4.4 |
Married | 389 | 94.6 |
Divorced | 2 | 0.5 |
Widowed | 2 | 0.5 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 106 | 25.8 |
Primary and secondary | 237 | 57.7 |
Tertiary education | 68 | 16.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 128 | 31.1 |
Oromo | 181 | 44 |
Gurage | 42 | 10.2 |
Harari | 35 | 8.5 |
Tigrai | 15 | 3.6 |
Others a | 10 | 2.4 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 227 | 55.2 |
Christian | 181 | 44 |
Others | 3 | 0.7 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 78 | 19 |
Urban | 333 | 81 |
Occupational status | ||
Homemaker | 216 | 52.6 |
Government employee | 80 | 19.5 |
Merchant | 49 | 11.9 |
Private employee | 28 | 6.8 |
Farmer | 23 | 5.6 |
Student | 7 | 1.7 |
Daily laborer | 8 | 1.9 |
Estimated income (USD) | ||
Less than $50 | 88 | 21.5 |
$50–$100 | 157 | 38.2 |
> $100 | 166 | 40.3 |
Gestation age at ANC initiation | ||
Less than 8 weeks | 39 | 9.5 |
8–12 weeks | 345 | 83.9 |
13–16 weeks | 27 | 6.6 |