Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women who visited the antenatal care facility at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, February–March 2019
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
18–24 | 111 | 27.1 |
25–31 | 218 | 53.2 |
> 31 | 81 | 19.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 293 | 71.5 |
Muslim | 90 | 22.0 |
Protestant | 27 | 6.5 |
Educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 59 | 14.4 |
Can read and write | 14 | 3.4 |
Primary | 37 | 9 |
Secondary | 108 | 26.3 |
Graduated | 192 | 46.8 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 137 | 33.4 |
Merchant | 91 | 22.2 |
Government employee | 139 | 33.9 |
Farmer | 43 | 10.5 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 85 | 20.7 |
Urban | 325 | 79.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 402 | 98.05 |
Tigray | 3 | 0.73 |
Oromo | 4 | 0.97 |
Gurage | 1 | 0.24 |