Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC service at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 378)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 126 | 33.3 |
25–34 | 208 | 55 |
35–49 | 44 | 11.6 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 66 | 17.5 |
Urban | 312 | 82.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 340 | 89.9 |
Muslim | 33 | 8.7 |
Others | 5 | 1.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 356 | 94.2 |
Tigre | 22 | 5.8 |
Women’s Educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 22 | 5.8 |
Primary | 129 | 34.1 |
College and above | 227 | 60.1 |
Women’s occupation | ||
Governmental worker | 99 | 26.2 |
Merchant | 54 | 14.3 |
Housewife | 200 | 52.9 |
Daily laborer | 25 | 6.6 |
Husband educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 85 | 25.1 |
Primary | 74 | 22.3 |
College and above | 188 | 52.6 |
Husband employment | ||
Governmental worker | 144 | 38.1 |
Merchant | 78 | 23.3 |
Unemployed | 54 | 16.9 |
Farmer | 30 | 10.8 |
Daily laborer | 41 | 10.8 |
Water source | ||
Tap water | 359 | 96 |
Spring/river | 19 | 4 |
Toilet | ||
Flush to piped sewer | 126 | 33.3 |
Flush to the septic tank | 28 | 7.4 |
Ventilate improved Pit (VIP) latrine | 86 | 22.7 |
VIP without slab | 88 | 23.2 |
Open field | 50 | 13.2 |