Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
| Â | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Children | One | 116 | 19% |
Two | 108 | 17.6% | |
Three | 114 | 18.6% | |
Four or more | 274 | 44.8% | |
Marital status | Married | 556 | 90.8% |
Divorced | 31 | 5.1% | |
Widowed | 25 | 4.1% | |
Education level | No formal education | 27 | 4.4% |
Primary education | 33 | 5.4% | |
Secondary education | 52 | 8.5% | |
High school | 148 | 24.2% | |
Diploma | 82 | 13.4% | |
Bachelor’s degree | 252 | 41.2% | |
Master’s degree and higher | 18 | 2.9% | |
Occupation | Housewife | 301 | 49.2% |
Private sector employee | 48 | 7.8% | |
Government employee | 243 | 39.7% | |
Other | 20 | 3.3% | |
Closest health facility | Not far (<5Â km) | 276 | 45.1% |
Somewhat far (5 km – 10 km) | 218 | 35.6% | |
Very far (>10Â km) | 118 | 19.3% | |
Antenatal care visits | Zero | 24 | 3.9% |
One or two | 98 | 16% | |
Three or more | 490 | 80.1% | |