| Characteristics n=419 |
Number (%) |
Age
15-24
25-34
35-44
44+ |
202 (48.2)
188 (44.9)
29 (6.9)
0 (0.0) |
Marital status
Married
Divorced
Widowed |
407 (97.1)
3 (0.7)
9 (2.2) |
Ethnicity
Oromo
Amahara
Tigre |
348 (83.1)
55 (13.1)
16 (3.8) |
Religion
Orthodox
Catholic
Muslim
Protestant |
156 (37.2)
0 (0.0)
39 (9.3)
224 (53.5) |
Educational status
Illiterate
Primary(1-8)
Secondary(9-12)
Diploma and above |
274 (65.4)
105 (25.1)
39 (9.3)
1 (0.2) |
Occupational status
Employed
House wife
Daily laborers
Business
Estimated monthly respondents income (in Eth. Birr)
< 1000
1000-2000
>2000 |
8 (1.9)
359 (85.7)
22 (5.3)
30 (7.2)
331 (79.0)
42 (10.0)
46 (11.0) |
Respondents husband occupation
Employed
Business
Farmer
Respondents access to information about nutrition during pregnancy
Yes
No |
6 (1.4)
37 (8.8)
376 (89.8)
242(57.8)
177 (42.2) |
On the other hand, twelve pregnant women participated in focus group discussion
for qualitative study. Their age ranges from 20-35 years. Most respondents were
married while ten of them were house wife. Eight of the respondents were illiterate
while four of them had attended at least primary education.