Compliance with iron folic acid and associated factors among pregnant women through pill count in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Table 1 General characteristics of pregnant women in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia, 2015

Variable		Number (N = 402)	Percent (%)
Age	< 18	3	0.7
	18–25	184	45.8
	26–35	211	52.5
	> 35	4	1
Marital status	Windowed	4	1
	Single	15	3.7
	Married	383	95.3
Religion	Others@	4	1
	Catholic	11	2.7
	Muslim	37	9.2
	Orthodox	168	41.8
	Protestant	182	45.3
Educational status	No formal education	39	9.7
	1–4 grade	50	12.4
	5–8 grade	109	27.1
	9–12 grade	79	19.7
	College/university education	125	31.1
Occupation	NGO employee	6	1.5
	Merchant	61	15.2
	Daily labor	67	16.7
	Government employee	106	26.4
	House wife	162	40.3
Monthly income^a	Don’t know	26	6.5
	< 1313Eth birr (< 59.7USD)	75	18.7
	1313.5-9900Eth birr (59.7–450 USD)	301	74.9
Husband education	No formal education	3	0.7
	1–4 grade	21	5.2
	5–8 grade	57	14.2
	9–12 grade	101	25.1
	College/University education	220	54.7
Family size	> 6	21	5.2
	4–6	217	54
	< 4	164	40.8
Frequency of on TV medical advice follow-up	Once a week	72	17.9
	Once every two weeks	236	58.7
	Never	94	23.4
Frequency of reading medical magazine	Once a week	88	21.9
	Once every two weeks	91	22.6
	Never	233	55.5

^a1 USD was 22 Ethiopian birr, others@ like Seventh Day Adventist, Jehovah Witness
Income under extreme poverty < 1.25USD per day
Under poverty1.25-2USD per day
Above poverty line >2USD per day

ISSN: 1742-4755