Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in a Public General Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design

Table 1

Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of pregnant women in public general hospitals of Tigray Ethiopia 2018 (n = 840).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Marital status	Divorced	93	11.07
	Married	747	88.9
Occupation	Housewife	142	16.9
	Agriculture	322	38.3
	Government employee	268	31.9
	Nongovernment employee	110	13.09
	Housewife	142	16.9
Religion	Orthodox	794	94.5
	Muslim	46	5.47
Mother’s age	15–19	48	5.7
	20–24	36	4.28
	25–29	42	5
	30–34	280	33.3
	35–39	223	26.5
	40–44	154	18.3
	45–49	57	6.78
Husband’s education	No education	167	19.88
	Elementary	231	27.5
	High school	268	31.9
	Preparatory school	58	6.9
	College and above	116	13.8
Ethnicity	Tigray	772	91.9
	Others	68	8
Mother’s education	No education	142	16.9
	Elementary	322	38.3
	High school	268	31.9
	College and above	108	12.8
Income (Ethiopian Birr)	Less then 1000	280	33.3
	1001–2000	225	26.78
	2001–3000	246	29.2
	Above 3001	89	10.59