Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of pregnant women in Buno Bedele zone, south west Ethiopia, Aug, 2020 (n = 592)
Variable | Category | Freq. | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15–19 | 88 | 14.9 |
20–24 | 182 | 30.8 | |
25–29 | 171 | 28.8 | |
30–34 | 91 | 15.3 | |
35 and above | 60 | 10.2 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 184 | 31.1 |
Protestant | 178 | 30.1 | |
Muslim | 230 | 38.8 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 118 | 20 |
Primary education | 325 | 54.8 | |
Secondary education & above | 149 | 25.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 545 | 92 |
Single | 26 | 4.5 | |
Widowed | 21 | 3.5 | |
Current occupation of woman | House wife | 296 | 50 |
Farmer | 236 | 40 | |
Business | 24 | 4 | |
Government employee | 36 | 6 | |
Respondents husband occupation | Farmer | 444 | 75 |
Business | 95 | 16 | |
Government employee | 53 | 9 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 484 | 82 |
Amhara | 90 | 15 | |
Tigray | 12 | 2 | |
Gurage | 6 | 1 | |
Monthly income | ≤ 1000 ETB(40 USD) | 176 | 29.7 |
1000–2000 ETB(40–80 USD) | 297 | 50.2 | |
≥ 2000 ETB(80 USD) | 119 | 20.1 |