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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characters of pregnant women attending Antenatal care in Mekelle town, Northern Ethiopia, 2014

From: Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women of Mekelle town: a cross sectional study

Variables

Frequency (N = 619)

Percentage

Age category

  

16-20

67

10.8

21-25

188

30.4

26-30

224

36.2

31-35

64

10.3

36-40

76

12.3

Religion

  

Orthodox

484

78.2

Catholic

40

6.5

Muslim

76

12.3

Protestant

19

3.1

Marital status

  

Married/live together

489

79.0

Divorced/separated/widowed

130

21.0

Ethnicity

  

Tigray

527

85.1

Amhara

41

6.6

Afar

34

5.5

Oromo

17

2.7

Residence

  

Urban

546

88.2

Rural

73

11.8

Educational status

  

Unable to read and write

223

36.0

Read and write

187

30.2

Primary education

112

18.1

Secondary and above education

97

15.7

Occupational status

  

Housewife

262

42.3

Private employ

113

18.3

Government employee

172

27.8

Farmer

72

11.6

Family Monthly Income

  

Low level

145

23.4

Low Meddle

215

34.7

High Meddle

125

20.2

High level

134

21.6