Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in North Western Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in north western zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2014 ().

Variables	(%)	Mean ± SD
Age (years)
<18	23 (3.2)	25.8 ± 5.84
18–24	288 (40.3)
25–29	223 (31.2)
30–34	116 (16.2)
35	64 (9.0)
Residence
Urban	401 (56.2)
Rural	315 (43.8)
Ethnicity
Tigray	655 (91.7)
Amhara	45 (6.4)
Others	14 (1.9)
Religion
Orthodox	643 (90.0)
Muslim	64 (9.0)
Others	7 (1.0)
Marital status
Married	695 (97.3)
Divorced	14 (2.0)
Widowed	3 (0.4)
Single	2 (0.3)
Educational status
Cannot read and write	266 (37.3)
Can read and write	94 (13.2)
Primary (grades 1–8)	168 (23.5)
Secondary (grades 9–12)	137 (19.2)
Above secondary (above grade 12)	49 (6.9)
Occupational status
Housewife	453 (63.4)
Government employee	219 (30.7)
Private	30 (4.2)
Others	12 (1.7)
Family size
≤4	511 (71.6)
5–7	182 (25.5)
8	21 (2.9)
Age at first marriage (years)
<18	191 (26.8)	18.2 ± 3.41
18	523 (73.2)
Family income (ETB)
<500	61 (8.5)	712.4 ± 289.90
500–1000	260 (36.4)
1000	393 (55.0)

ETB: Ethiopian birr; 1 Ethiopian birr equals 20 USD.