Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study mothers on antenatal care follow-up at public health institution in Debre Berhan, April 2018(n = 380)
Variables | Frequency (%) (n = 380) | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 18–24 (youth) | 70 (18.4) |
25–45(young adulthood) | 310 (81.6) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 262 (65.9) |
Muslim | 98 (25.8) | |
Protestant | 20 (5.3) | |
Marital status | Single | 51 (13.4) |
Married | 275 (72.4) | |
Divorced | 38 (10) | |
Widowed | 16 (4.2) | |
Monthly income (quartile) | ≤ 1200 | 97 (25.5) |
1201–2500 | 102 (26.8) | |
> 2500 | 181 (47.6) | |
Family size | 1–2 | 103 (27.1) |
3–4 | 204 (53.7) | |
≥ 5 | 73 (19.2) | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 244 (64.2) |
Oromo | 93 (24.5) | |
Tigre | 25 (6.6) | |
Gurage | 18 (4.7) | |
Educational level | Not attend modern education | 99 (26.1) |
Primary school | 104 (27.4) | |
Secondary school | 67 (17.6) | |
Diploma | 78 (20.5) | |
Degree and above | 32 (8.4) | |
Occupation | Government employee | 72 (18.9) |
Unemployed | 80 (21.1) | |
private employee | 133 (35) | |
Housewife | 86 (22.6) | |
Student | (2.4) | |