Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Service Utilization among Pregnant Women in Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC at public health facilities, Debre Berhan Town, June 2019 (N = 355).

Variable	Category	Frequency (N = 335)	Percent
Age (years)	15–24	201	56.6
	25–34	98	27.6
	≥35	56	15.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	278	78.3
	Oromo	57	16.1
	Gurage	14	3.9
	Tigre	6	1.7
Religion	Orthodox christian	298	83.9
	Muslim	42	11.8
	Protestant and others	15	4.3
Educational status	No formal education	58	16.3
	Elementary	38	10.7
	Secondary school	61	17.2
	Diploma and above	198	55.7
Occupational status	Professional	18	5.1
	Semiprofessional	39	11.0
	Skilled	82	23.1
	Semiskilled	88	24.7
	Manual	128	36.1
Current marital status	Married	348	98.0
	Divorced	7	2.0
Resident	Urban	287	80.8
	Rural	68	19.2
Partner’s occupation	Farmer	27	7.6
	Government employee	19	5.4
	Merchant	108	30.4
	Other	201	56.6