Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of pregnant women who attended ANC services in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Variables | Total [N,%] | Hgb > 11 g/dL | Hgb < 11 g/dL [N,%] | X2, p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15–35 | 715 [96.2] | 646 [90.3] | 69 [9.7] | 19.20, 0.001 |
36–45 | 28 [3.8] | 18 [64.3] | 10 [35.7] | ||
Religion | Christian | 736 [99] | 657 [89.3] | 79 [10.7] | NA |
Muslim | 7 [1] | 7 [100] | 0 | ||
Residence | Rural | 455 [61.2] | 383 [88.4] | 72 [11.6] | 7.73, 0.001 |
Urban | 288 [38.8] | 281[97.6] | 7 [2.4] | ||
Woreda of West Gojam | Fenote Selam | 150 [20.2] | 108 [72] | 42 [28] | 64.91, 0.001 |
Jabitihenane | 151 [20.3] | 143 [94.7] | 8 [5.3] | ||
Bure | 142 [19.1] | 133 [93.7] | 9 [6.3] | ||
Debub Achefer | 150 [20.2] | 134 [89.3] | 16 [10.7] | ||
Mecha | 150 [20.2] | 146 [97.3 | 4 [2.7] | ||
Occupation | Farmer | 160 [21.5] | 130 [81.3] | 30 [18.7] | 14.10, 0.001 |
Non-Farmer | 583 [91.6] | 534 [71.9] | 49 [8.4] | ||
Education | Illiterate | 372 [50.1] | 308 [82.8] | 64 [17.2] | 17.79, 0.04 |
Read & Write | 205 [27.6] | 203 [99] | 2 [1] | ||
Primary | 88 [11.4] | 82 [97.6] | 6 [2.4] | ||
Junior | 9 [1.2] | 8 [88.9] | 1 [11.1] | ||
Secondary | 80 [10.8] | 75 [93.6] | 5 [6.4] | ||
> complete | 20 [2.7] | 19 [95] | 1 [5] | ||
Total | 743 [100] | 664 [89.4] | 79 [10.6] | ||