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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women in Arba Minch Zuria Woreda, South Ethiopia, March 2015

From: Factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness in Southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Frequency (%)

Age of women(N = 707)

less than 20

89(12.6)

20-34

473(66.9)

35 and above

145(20.5)

Mean ± SD

27.2 ± 5.5

Religion(N = 707)

Protestant

434(61.4)

Orthodox

262(37.1)

Othersa

11(1.6)

Marital status(N = 707)

In marital union

676(95.6)

Not in marital uniond

31(4.4)

Living with a partner(N = 707)

Yes

661(93.5)

No

46(6.5)

Ethnicity(N = 707)

Gammo

572(80.9)

Wollaita

97(13.7)

Zeise

17(2.4)

Othersb

21(3.0)

Occupation(N = 707)

House wife

338(47.8)

Farmer

249(35.2)

Othersc

120(17.0)

Educational status(N = 707)

Illiterate

254(36.0)

Read and write

71(10.1)

Primary education

287(40.7)

Secondary education and above

95(13.4)

Wealth status(N = 705)

Low

203(28.8)

Low-medium

149(21.1)

Medium-high

123(17.4)

High

230(32.6)

Ever listen to the radio(N = 707)

Yes

370(52.3)

No

337(47.7)

Frequency of listening to the radio(N = 370)

Almost every day

186(50.3)

Once in a week

158(42.7)

Less than once in a week

26(7.0)

  1. a Muslims, no religion
  2. b Amhara,Guragie, Oromo
  3. c government employees,students, daily labors, merchants
  4. d single, divorced, separated, widowed