Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of pregnant women in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 783)
SNa | Population profile | Nb | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Age | 16–20 | 489 | 62.5 |
21–25 | 291 | 37.2 | ||
> 25 | 3 | 0.4 | ||
2. | Residence | Urban | 181 | 23.1 |
Rural | 602 | 76.9 | ||
3. | Religion | Orthodox | 719 | 91.8 |
Muslim | 64 | 8.2 | ||
4. | Ethnicity | Amhara | 688 | 87.9 |
Agaw | 74 | 9.5 | ||
Others | 21 | 2.6 | ||
5. | Educational status | Illiterate | 194 | 24.5 |
Elementary | 458 | 58.5 | ||
Secondary | 36 | 4.6 | ||
Certificate | 43 | 5.5 | ||
Diploma | 16 | 2 | ||
First degree | 35 | 4.5 | ||
Second degree | 1 | 0.1 | ||
6. | Gravidity | 1 | 263 | 33.6 |
2 | 329 | 42 | ||
3 | 185 | 23.6 | ||
4 | 6 | 0.8 | ||
7. | Frequency of ANC visit | 0 | 275 | 35.1 |
1 | 314 | 40.1 | ||
2 | 189 | 24.1 | ||
3 | 5 | 0.6 | ||
8. | Gestational age in weeks | 14–23 | 157 | 20.1 |
24–33 | 293 | 37.4 | ||
34–42 | 333 | 42.5 | ||