Research Article
Magnitude of Anemia and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Najo General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC of Najo General Hospital, 2019.
| | Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
| | Age | 15–24 | 220 (57.3) | | 25–30 | 135 (35.2) | | >30 | 29 (7.6) |
| | Marital status | Married | 376 (98) | | Othersa | 8 (2.1) |
| | Ethnicity | Oromo | 379 (98.7) | | Othersb | 5 (1.3) |
| | Family size | ≤2 | 195 (51) | | 2–4 | 178 (46.4) | | >4 | 11 (2.9) |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 133 (34.6) | | Muslim | 21 (5.5) | | Protestant | 228 (59.4) | | Wakefeta | 2 (0.5) |
| | Educational status | Illiteracy | 25 (6.5) | | Primary school (grade 1–8) | 151 (39.3) | | Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 144 (37.5) | | Higher education (above grade 12) | 64 (16.7) |
| | Occupation | Employed | 62 (16.1) | | Housewife | 253 (66) | | Farmer | 29 (7.6) | | Othersc | 40 (10.4) |
| | Residence | Urban | 276 (72) | | Rural | 108 (28.1) |
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aOthers = single and widowed; bOthers = Amhara and Gurage; cOthers = self-employee, daily laborer, and business women.
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