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Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of study participants

From: Continuum of maternity care among rural women in Ethiopia: does place and frequency of antenatal care visit matter?

Characteristics of study participants

Unweighted number (n = 1431)

Weighted %

Women education

 No formal education

947

58.96

 Formal education

484

41.04

Husband education (n = 1184)

 No formal education

561

38.67

 Formal education

623

61.33

Marital status

 Currently married

1342

96.36

 Others

89

3.64

Livelihood

 Women in Pastoralist

422

3.98

 Women in Agrarian

1009

96.02

Family size

 Up to 4 peoples

437

33.31

 5–8 peoples

854

55.2

 9 or more peoples

140

11.49

Wealth index

 Lower quintile

407

25.51

 Middle quintile

478

32.68

 Higher quintile

546

41.81

Head of HH

 Male headed HH

1310

94.24

 Female headed HH

121

5.76

Media

 Have no TV or Radio

938

57.08

 Have TV or Radio

493

42.92

Accessed health facility in the last one year

 Accessed other HF

152

7.42

 Accessed HP/HEW

1279

92.58

  1. HHs Households, TV television, HF health facility, HP health post, HEW health extension worker