Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents among pregnant women who visit antenatal care at public & private hospitals in Bahir Dar city, North-West Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 444)

Age

15–19

4

2.7

18

6.1

20–24

30

20.3

85

28.7

25–29

57

38.5

116

39.2

30–34

42

28.4

56

18.9

35–39

11

7.4

18

6.1

40–44

3

2.7

3

1

Residency

Urban

111

75

155

52.4

Rural

37

25

141

47.6

Marital status

Married

134

90.5

275

92.9

Unmarried

14

9.5

21

7.1

Religion

Orthodox

127

85.5

257

86.8

Muslim

10

6.8

25

8.4

Protestant

7

4.7

8

2.7

Catholic

4

2.7

6

2

Educational status

No formal education

26

17.6

107

36.1

Primary school

31

20.9

49

16.6

Secondary school

25

16.9

48

16.2

College & above

66

44.6

92

31.1

Occupation

Employed

48

32.4

82

27.7

Merchant

27

18.2

38

12.8

House Wife

43

29.1

118

39.9

Student

6

4.1

9

3

Farmer

24

16.2

49

16.6

Oslo social support scale(OSSS-3)

Poor social support

24

16.2

23

7.8

Moderate social support

58

39.2

152

51.4

Strong social support

66

44.6

121

40.9