Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism / 2015 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
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 (
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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.