Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of currently married pregnant women, Abay Chomen District, Western Ethiopia, April 2014 (n = 282)
Variable | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 15–24 | 112 (39.6) |
25–34 | 135 (47.7) | |
35–44 | 36 (12.7) | |
Religion | Protestant | 192 (67.8) |
Orthodox | 82 (29.0) | |
Othersa | 8 (2.9) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 232 (82.0) |
Amhara | 43 (15.2) | |
Othersb | 7 (2.5) | |
Wealth Quintile | Poor | 79 (28.0) |
Medium | 185 (65.6) | |
Rich | 18 (6.4) | |
Growth areas (refers to where the mother grows before 12 years of age) | The same community | 143 (50.5) |
Other Kebele | 66 (23.3) | |
Other town | 40 (14.1) | |
Othersc | 33 (11.6) | |
Occupation | House wife | 184 (65.0) |
Daily laborer | 39 (13.8) | |
Private employee | 19 (6.7) | |
Gov employee | 25 (8.8) | |
Education status | Illiterate | 145 (51.6) |
Elementary | 83 (29.5) | |
High school | 43 (15.3) | |
Higher education graduate | 10 (3.6) | |
Live with husband family | Yes | 137 (48.4) |
No | 145 (51.2) | |
Live with her family | Yes | 233 (82.3) |
No | 46 (16.3) | |