Dietary Practice and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Misha Woreda, South Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant mothers in Misha woreda, 2019.

Explanatory variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	18–26	296	47.9
	27–35	258	41.7
	≥36	64	10.4
Religion	Protestant	334	54.1
	Orthodox	225	36.4
	Muslim	46	7.4
	Catholic	13	2.1
Marital status	Married	583	94.4
	Widowed	25	4.0
	Divorced	10	1.6
Husband educational status	No formal education	143	23.1
	Can read and write	230	37.2
	Primary	148	23.9
	Secondary and above	97	15.7
Husband occupation	Employed	42	6.8
	Merchant	48	7.7
	Daily labourer	33	5.3
	Farmer	495	80.2
Maternal education	No formal education	184	29.8
	Can read and write	231	37.3
	Primary	177	28.7
	Secondary and above	26	4.2
Maternal occupation	House wife	486	78.7
	Government employed	23	3.8
	Merchant	48	7.7
	Daily laborer	61	9.8
Family size of respondents	≤2	137	22.2
	3-4	260	42.0
	≥5	221	35.8
Average monthly income (Ethiopian birr)	<2000.00	336	54.4
	2000.00–4000.00	227	36.7
	>4000.00	55	8.9