Table 1 Demographic and economic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC in public health facilities of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 604)
Variables | Compliance status | Total, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance, n (%) | Non-compliance, n (%) | ||
Age (in years) | |||
 18–24 | 94 (32.6) | 83 (26.3) | 177 (29.3) |
 25–34 | 169 (58.7) | 211 (66.8) | 380 (62.9) |
 ≥ 35 | 25 (8.7) | 22 (7.0) | 47 (7.8) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 9 (3.1) | 10 (3.2) | 19 (3.1) |
 Married | 270 (93.8) | 296 (93.7) | 566 (93.7) |
 Divorced | 6 (2.1) | 6 (1.9) | 12 (2.0) |
 Widowed | 3 (1.0) | 4 (1.3) | 7 (1.2) |
Residence | |||
 Rural | 108 (37.5) | 199 (63.0) | 307 (50.8) |
 Urban | 180 (62.5) | 117 (37.0) | 297(49.2) |
Women’s education | |||
 No formal education | 41 (14.2) | 107 (33.9) | 148 (24.5) |
 Primary education | 67 (23.3) | 111 (35.1) | 178 (29.5) |
 Secondary and above | 180 (62.5) | 98 (31.0) | 278 (46.0) |
Husbands’ education | |||
 No formal education | 19 (6.6) | 26 (8.2) | 45 (7.5) |
 Primary education | 81 (28.1) | 109 (34.5) | 190 (32.5) |
 Secondary and above | 188 (65.3) | 181 (57.3) | 369 (61.0) |
Women’s occupation | |||
 Unemployed | 124 (43.1) | 190 (60.1) | 314 (52.0) |
 Employed | 164 (56.9) | 126 (39.9) | 290 (48.0) |
Husbands’ occupation | |||
 Unemployed | 77 (26.7) | 136 (43.0) | 213 (35.3) |
 Employed | 211 (73.3) | 180 (57.0) | 391 (64.7) |
Family size | |||
 < 4 | 134 (46.2) | 156 (53.8) | 290 (48.0) |
 ≥ 4 | 154 (49.0) | 160 (51.0) | 314 (52.0) |
Household wealth index | |||
 Poorest | 65 (44.8) | 80 (55.2) | 145 (24.0) |
 Poorer | 44 (51.2) | 42 (48.8) | 86 (14.2) |
 Middle | 60 (51.3) | 57 (48.7) | 117 (19.4) |
 Richer | 73 (49.3) | 70 (50.7) | 148 (23.7) |
 Richest | 46 (40.7) | 67 (59.3) | 113 (18.7) |