Research Article

Prevalence of Antenatal Depression and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Health Institutions of Faafan Zone, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of pregnant women by sociodemographic factors attending ANC at health institutions of Faafan zone, December 2015 ().

VariablesCategoriesFrequenciesPercent (%)

Age15-2415038.0
25-3421855.2
35-44276.8
Total395100.0

ResidenceUrban33083.5
Rural6516.5
Total395100.0

ReligionMuslim35188.9
Orthodox328.1
Protestant123.0

Marital statusMarried and living together32181.3
Married but not living together5012.7
Single61.5
Divorced143.5
Widowed41.0

EthnicitySomali27268.9
Oromo6215.7
Amhara369.1
Gurage/Tigre256.3

EducationIlliterate20852.7
Primary education11228.3
Secondary education and above7519.0

OccupationHousewife21955.4
Merchant5413.7
Farmer4110.4
Employee6717.0
Student143.5