Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among pregnant women in Ambo town, central Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 356)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤25 | 76 | 21.3 |
26-34 | 235 | 66.1 | |
≥35 | 45 | 12.6 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 344 | 96.6 |
Amhara | 12 | 3.4 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 159 | 44.7 |
Muslim | 47 | 13.2 | |
Protestant | 136 | 38.2 | |
Wakefata | 14 | 3.9 | |
Educational Status Of Mother | No Formal Education | 53 | 14.9 |
Read And Write | 103 | 28.9 | |
Primary Education | 19 | 5.3 | |
Secondary Education | 57 | 16.0 | |
Diploma And More | 124 | 34.8 | |
Education Of Husband | No Formal Education | 13 | 3.7 |
Read And Write | 46 | 12.9 | |
Primary Education | 19 | 5.3 | |
Secondary Education | 61 | 17.1 | |
Diploma And More | 217 | 61.0 | |
Mother Occupation | Government Employee | 117 | 32.9 |
Merchant | 78 | 21.9 | |
Farmer | 27 | 7.6 | |
House Wife | 133 | 37.4 | |
Daily Labourer | 1 | .3 | |
Husband Occupation | Government Employee | 199 | 55.9 |
Merchant | 102 | 28.7 | |
Farmer | 43 | 12.1 | |
Daily Labourer | 9 | 2.5 | |
Other | 3 | .8 | |
Monthly Income in Ethiopian Birra | <=1380 | 36 | 10.1 |
1381-6900 | 113 | 31.7 | |
6901-13800 | 132 | 37.1 | |
13801 and above | 75 | 21.1 | |
Place Of Residence | Urban | 306 | 86.0 |
Rural | 50 | 14.0 | |
Distance From Nearby Health Facilities | <5km | 187 | 52.5 |
5-10km | 118 | 33.1 | |
>10km | 51 | 14.3 |