Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Health Institutions of Arba Minch Town, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of ANC attendees in government health institutions of Arba Minch town, February to April 2015 ().

Variables	Number	%
Age
15–19	32	9.6
20–29	256	77.1
30 and above	44	13.3
Marital status
Single	4	1.2
Married	325	97.9
Divorced	3	0.9
Religion
Orthodox	147	44.3
Protestant	174	52.4
Muslim	11	3.3
Educational status
No formal education	62	18.7
Primary	88	26.5
Secondary	79	23.8
Above secondary	103	31
Family size
≤2	118	35.5
3-4	134	40.4
≥5	80	24.1
Ethnicity
Gamo	215	64.8
Wolayita	31	9.3
Amhara	35	10.5
Gofa	18	5.4
Others	33	10

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