Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-Medication among Pregnant Women on Antenatal Care Follow-Up at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic information of the respondents at UoGCSH, June 2019.

Characteristics		(400)	%
Age group in years	18-27	193	48.2
	28-37	199	49.8
	>38	8	2.0
Marital status	Single	12	3.0
	Married	364	91.0
	Divorced	40	5.0
	Widowed	4	1.0
Occupation	Governmental employed	125	31.3
	Self-employee	106	26.5
	Housewife	126	31.5
	Farmer	23	5.8
	Student	9	2.3
	Unemployed	11	2.8
Monthly income in ETB	<3000	159	39.8
	3000-6000	135	33.8
	>6000	106	26.5
Education level	Illiterate	23	5.8
	Primary school [1–8]	57	14.3
	Secondary school [9–12]	151	37.8
	College/university student	7	1.8
	Diploma/degree	162	40.5
Religion	Orthodox	305	76.3
	Muslim	80	20.0
	Protestant	14	3.5
	Jehovah witness	1	0.3
Place of residence	Urban	337	84.3
	Rural	63	15.8
Distance from a health facility	<5 km	237	59.3
	5-10 km	102	25.5
	>10 km	61	15.3

ETB: Ethiopian birr.