| |
Frequency |
% |
| Maternal Age |
|
|
| <19 |
7 |
3.5 |
| 20-25 |
87 |
43.5 |
| 26-31 |
73 |
36.5 |
| 32-37 |
33 |
16.5 |
| Educational status |
|
|
| Illiterate |
38 |
19.0 |
| Primary |
57 |
28.5 |
| Secondary |
64 |
32.0 |
| Certificate |
26 |
13.0 |
| Diploma |
9 |
4.5 |
| Degree |
6 |
3.0 |
| Marital status |
|
|
| Married |
197 |
98.5 |
| Other |
3 |
1.5 |
| Occupation |
|
|
| Civil servant |
14 |
7.0 |
| Businesswoman |
18 |
9.0 |
| Housewife |
133 |
66.5 |
| Student |
5 |
2.5 |
| Others |
30 |
15.0 |
| Gestational Age |
|
|
| 1st Trimester |
17 |
8.5 |
| 2nd Trimester |
44 |
22.0 |
| 3rd Trimester |
139 |
69.5 |
| Parity |
|
|
| 0 |
65 |
32.5 |
| 1 |
15 |
7.5 |
| 2 |
58 |
29.0 |
| 3 |
40 |
20.0 |
| +4 |
22 |
11.0 |
|
| Note: Frequency and % (percent) was used. Gestational age was in week then
converted to the categories, Occupation were categorized based on their life style
status. |
| Table 1: Socio-demographic variables of 200 pregnant women at St. Paul’s
Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014. |