Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Shashemane, Oromia, Central Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant mothers attending ANC clinics in Shashemane, Oromia, Central Ethiopia, in 2017 ().

Variable	Category	Frequency (%)
Age	<25	243 (77.1)
	25–34	64 (20.3)
	35–44	8 (2.5)
Educational status of women	No formal education	23 (7.3)
	Primary education	192 (61)
	Secondary education	52 (16.5)
	College and above	48 (15.2)
Religion	Protestant	225 (71.4)
	Orthodox	42 (13.3)
	Muslim	37 (11.7)
	Others	11 (3.5)
Occupation of women	Employee	72 (22.9)
	Housewife	129 (41.0)
	Merchant	92 (29.2)
	Others	22 (7.0)
Husbands’ education	No formal education	16 (5.1)
	Primary education	169 (53.7)
	Secondary education	72 (22.9)
	College and above	58 (18.4)
Household income	<2000	252 (80.7)
	2000–3500	37 (11.7)
	>3500	26 (8.3)
Livestock ownership	Yes	148 (47)
	No	167 (53)
Land ownership	Yes	245 (77.8)
	No	105 (22.2)
Household size	1–3	257 (81.6)
	3–6	45 (14.3)
	>6	14 (4.1)
Morbidity in previous 2 weeks	Yes	138 (43.8)
	No	177 (56.2)
Husbands’ support	Yes	105 (33.3)
	No	210 (66.7)
Market exchange participation	Yes	272 (86.3)
	No	43 (13.7)

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