Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive-age women with chronic disease in Amhara region referral hospitals, northern Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 828)
Variables | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
15–24 | 164 | 19.8 |
25–34 | 299 | 36.1 |
35–49 | 365 | 44.1 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Orthodox | 674 | 81.4 |
Muslim | 139 | 16.8 |
Protestant | 15 | 1.8 |
Educational status | Â | Â |
No formal education | 221 | 26.7 |
Primary education | 307 | 37.1 |
Secondary education | 218 | 26.3 |
College and above | 82 | 9.9 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
House wife | 571 | 69 |
Private business | 96 | 11.6 |
Government employ | 41 | 5 |
Student | 74 | 8.9 |
Daily labor | 11 | 1.3 |
Farmer | 35 | 4.2 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Married | 745 | 90 |
Single | 68 | 8.2 |
Divorced | 7 | 0.8 |
Widowed | 8 | 1 |
Husband educational status (N = 745) |  |  |
No formal education | 155 | 20.8 |
Primary education | 290 | 38.9 |
Secondary education | 201 | 27 |
College and above | 99 | 13.3 |
Husband Occupation (N = 745) |  |  |
Private business | 379 | 50.9 |
Government employ | 118 | 15.8 |
Student | 12 | 1.6 |
Daily labor | 37 | 5 |
Farmer | 199 | 26.7 |
Monthly income | Â | Â |
< 1000ETB(Ethiopian Birr) | 78 | 9.4 |
1000-1999ETB | 442 | 53.4 |
> 2000ETB | 308 | 37.2 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Rural | 395 | 47.7 |
Urban | 433 | 52.3 |
Having Mass Media to access health related information (TV/radio) | Â | Â |
Yes | 567 | 68.5 |
No | 261 | 31.5 |
Having mobile phone to access health related information | Â | Â |
Yes | 549 | 66.3% |
No | 279 | 33.7% |