Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics distribution among pregnant women attending Tirunesh Beijing Hospital, 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Socio-demographic | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
Variables | Number (n) | Percent (%) |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 205 | 95.3 |
 Rural | 10 | 4.7 |
Age (median = 26 years) | ||
 15–19 | 9 | 4.2 |
 20–24 | 67 | 31.2 |
 25–29 | 100 | 46.5 |
 30–34 | 31 | 14.4 |
 35–39 | 8 | 3.7 |
Stage of pregnancy | ||
 First trimester | 10 | 4.7 |
 Second trimester | 17 | 7.9 |
 Third trimester | 188 | 87.4 |
Educational status | ||
 Illiterate | 40 | 18.6 |
 Primary school | 84 | 39.1 |
 Secondary school | 55 | 25.6 |
 Certificate and diploma | 24 | 11.2 |
 Degree and above | 12 | 5.6 |
Occupational status | ||
 House wife | 129 | 60 |
 Government organization | 19 | 8.8 |
 Private organization | 41 | 19.1 |
 Merchant | 9 | 4.2 |
 Farmer | 9 | 4.2 |
 Student | 3 | 1.4 |
 Others | 5 | 2.3 |