Antenatal Care Strengthening in Jimma, Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Needs Assessment

Table 1

Background characteristics of 1364 women who had given birth within the previous 12 months in the Jimma area¹.

Age, years, mean ± SD ()	24.5 ± 4.7 (1357)
Place of residence
Jimma	71.6 (974)
Serbo	6.3 (86)
Agaro	22.1 (301)
Maternal education
No school	19.9 (271)
Primary school	46.1 (628)
Secondary or higher school	34.0 (464)
Marital status
Single	2.8 (38)
Widow/divorced	5.1 (69)
Cohabitating	92.1 (1254)
Parity
Para I	42.0 (566)
Para II	26.4 (355)
Para III	14.9 (201)
Para IV+	16.7 (225)
Outcome of last pregnancy
Singletons	98.0 (1336)
Twins and triplets	2.1 (28)
ANC attendance during last pregnancy
Yes	83.1 (1132)
No	17.0 (231)
Place of delivery
Health facility	67.4 (904)
Home	32.6 (437)

All numbers are % () unless otherwise indicated. Numbers do not add up due to missing data.