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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the study participants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 395)

From: Patterns and predictors of gestational weight gain in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Age

 Less than 20 years

20

5.0

 20–29 years

318

80.5

 30–39 years

56

14.3

 Greater than 40 years

1

0.2

Marital status (395)

 Never married

14

3.5

 Married

381

96.5

Educational status (394)

 No formal education

38

9.7

 Primary education (1–8)

162

41.1

 Secondary education (9–12)

112

28.4

 Tertiary education

82

20.8

Partners’ educational status (395)

 No formal education

32

8.1

 Primary education (1–8)

99

25.1

 Secondary education (9–12)

147

37.2

 Tertiary education

117

26.6

Occupational status

 No paid employment (home duties)

200

50.6

 Government/private employee

126

31.9

 Merchant

39

9.9

 Student

8

2.0

 Daily labourer

12

3.0

 Other*

10

2.6

Estimated average monthly income (364)

  ≤ $ 200 USD

263

72.3

  > $ 200 USD

101

27.7

Type of pregnancy (388)

 Intended

351

90.5

 Unintended

37

9.5

Gravidity (395)

 Primigravida

196

49.6

 Multigravida

199

50.4

  1. *farmer, waitress, selling coffee and tea on the street, freelance researcher