Table 1 Socio-demographic and other characteristics of the study participants in Hossana town, Southern Ethiopia, 2021
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Marital status | |
Married | 482 (95.8) |
Single | 21 (4.2) |
Ethnicity | |
Hadiya | 339 (67.4) |
Kembata/Tembaro | 85 (16.9) |
Amhara | 30 (6) |
Guragie | 23 (4.6) |
Siltie | 15 (3) |
Others* | 11 (2.2) |
Religion | |
Protestant | 363 (72.2) |
Orthodox | 76 (15.1) |
Catholic | 35 (7) |
Muslim | 27 (5.4) |
Others** | 2 (0.4) |
Maternal occupation | |
Housewife | 264 (52.5) |
Employed | 175 (34.8) |
Merchant | 22 (4.4) |
Student | 42 (8.3) |
Husband/partner occupation | |
Employed | 338 (67.2) |
Merchant | 76 (15.1) |
Farmer | 89 (17.7) |
Antenatal care visit during the recent pregnancy | |
Yes | 499 (99.2) |
No | 4 (0.8) |
Postnatal care visit after the recent childbirth | |
Yes | 95 (18.9) |
No | 408 (81.1) |