Characteristics   Number (%)  Respondent age            15-19 57(13.6%)          20- 29 200(47.7%)          30-39 99(32.5%)          40-49 26(6.2%) Mean age (± SD) 27.3(6.7) Educational status            No education 144(34.4%)          Elementary 200(47.6%)        Secondary/above 76(18.0%) Mean year of schooling (± SD) 5.2(4.78) Occupation             Housewife 112(26.8%)           Farmer 163(38.8%)           Employee 54(12.8%)          Private business 91(21.7%) Marital status             Married 396(94.2%)           Unmarried 24(5.8%) Partner age             20-29 144(34.3%)           30-39 158(37.6%)           40-49 118(28.15) Mean age (± SD) 31.2(6.07) Partner education%             No education 159(37.8%)           Elementary 152(36.2%)         Secondary/above 109(26.0%) Mean year of schooling (± SD) 6.0(4.95) Partner occupation             Farmer 184(43.8%           Employee 154(36.8%)           Private business   82(19.3%) ANC  visit %               1 -3 296(70.6%) >4 124(29.4%) Mean Noo  visit (± SD) 2.15(1.09) Parity            None 138(32.9%)          1-3 248(59.1%)          4-5 21(4.9%) >6 13(3.2%) Mean Noo children (± SD) 1.4(0.85)

*ANC=Antenatal care

Table 1: Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of study participants, in Hospitals of North showa, Amhara, March 1st-August 31st 2013.

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