Intended Pregnancy as a Predictor of Good Knowledge on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: the Case of Northern Ethiopia Pregnant Mothers

Table 1

Socio demographic related characteristics of pregnant women in Debre Markos town, 2017 (N=436).

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Mother’s age
18-24	325	74.54
>24	111	25.46
Mother Ethnicity
Amhara	427	97.7
Tigre	4	0.9
Oromo	5	1.1
Mother education
Unable to read & write	49	11.2
Can read &write via informal education	38	8.7
Primary	81	18.6
Secondary	99	22.7
College & above	169	38.8
Mother occupation
Civil servant	170	39
Private employee	74	17
Daily labored	34	7.8
House wife	158	36.2
Husband education
Un able to read & write	19	4.4
Can read to &write	21	4.8
Primary school	47	10.8
Secondary	87	20
College & above	262	60
Husbands occupation
Civil servant	229	52
Private	141	32.3
Daily labored	66	15
Family Monthly income (in US dollar)
< 36	45	10.3
36-90	53	12.2
>90	338	77.5