Variable Category Number Percentage (%)
Age 15-17 146 34.4
18-19 278 65.6
Age at first marriage Never married 48 11.3
<15 35 8.3
15-17 306 72.1
18-19 35 8.3
Occupation House wife 191 45.1
Merchant 98 23.2
Gov’t employee 56 13.2
Others 79 18.7
Educational status Illiterate 151 35.5
Literate 273 64.5
Current marital relationship Never married 48 11.3
Married 303 71.5
Other 73 17.2
Marriage type Never married 48 11.3
Arranged marriage 207 48.8
Love marriage 169 39.9
Residence Urban 65 15.3
Rural 359 84.7
Table 1: Characteristics of pregnant women in Shashemene, southern Ethiopia April, 2015.