Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic information of the respondents

From: A cross-sectional study of herbal medicine use and contributing factors among pregnant women on antenatal care follow-up at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Age in years

Less than 20 years

5

2.0

21-30 years

188

74.0

>30 years

61

24.0

Marital status

Single

1

4.0

Married

248

97.6

Widowed

5

2.0

Occupation status

Governmental employed

68

26.8

Self-employed

82

32.3

House wife

81

31.9

Farmer

14

5.5

Student

9

3.5

Monthly income (ETB)

<1,380 (poor)

72

28.3

1,381–6,900 (low)

123

48.4

6,901–13,800 (middle)

59

23.2

Educational level

Illiterate

8

3.1

Primary school

49

19.3

Secondary school

98

38.6

Diploma/degree

99

39.0

Ethnicity

Amhara

Tigre

251

3

98.8

1.2

Religion

Orthodox

111

43.7

Muslim

138

54.3

Protestant

5

2.0

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

224

29

88.2

11.4

Distance from health facility

<5 km

202

79.5

5-10 km

16

6.3

>10 km

36

14.2

  1. ETB, Ethiopian Birr