Timing of First Antenatal Care Attendance and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Arba Minch Town and Arba Minch District, Gamo Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women in Arba Minch Town and Arba Minch District public health facilities, SNNPR, South Ethiopia, March 20141.
Variable ()
(%)
Age, year
15–24
169 (41.3)
25–34
208 (50.9)
35 and above
32 (7.8)
Ethnicity
Gamo
311 (76.0)
Welaita
44 (10.8)
Amhara
28 (6.8)
Other2
26 (6.4)
Religion
Orthodox
193 (47.2)
Protestant
192 (46.9)
Other3
24 (5.9)
Marital status
Single
11 (2.7)
Married
384 (93.9)
Other4
14 (2.4)
Occupation
Government employed
48 (11.7)
Self-employed
59 (14.4)
Housewife
293 (71.6)
Other5
9 (2.3)
Education status
No education
117 (28.6)
Primary school (1–8)
134 (32.8)
Secondary school (9-10)
88 (21.5)
Above secondary school
70 (17.1)
Residence
Urban
175 (42.8)
Rural
234 (57.2)
Household income
712.5 Ethiopian birr
118 (28.9)
712.5–1425 Ethiopian birr
107 (26.1)
1425 Ethiopian birr
184 (45.0)
Family size
4
285 (69.7)
4
124 (30.3)
All numbers are (%) unless otherwise indicated; 2Konso, Oromo, Selte, Gurage, Male, and Tigray; 3muslim, catholic, and ahizab; 4cohabitation, divorced, and windowed; 5student and daily worker.