Anemia among Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital (n = 332).

Variables	Number	Percentage
Age
15-24	109	32.8
25-34	181	54.5
35-49	42	12.7
Residence
Urban	298	89.7
Rural	34	10.3
Ethnicity
Amhara	309	93.1
Tigre	23	6.9
Educational status
Unable to read and write	48	15.0
Primary	78	25.0
College and above	204	60.0
Occupation
Governmental employee	91	27.4
Merchant	60	18.0
House wife	181	54.6
Family size
≤2	187	56.3
3-5 members	101	30.5
	44	13.2
Wealth index
Richest	66	19.8
Rich	67	20.2
Middle	66	19.8
Poorer	67	20.2
Poorest	66	19.8
Toilet
Yes	305	91.9
No	27	8.1
Source of drinking water
Tap water	302	91.0
Pond/river	30	9.0
Utilization of impregnated bed net
Yes	137	41.3
No	195	58.7