From: Self-medication practices among pregnant women in Ethiopia
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 26.8 ± 2.7 |  | |
Occupation | Farmer | 178 | 45.1 |
Merchant | 81 | 20.5 | |
Government employer | 62 | 15.7 | |
Housewife | 74 | 18.7 | |
Marital status | Married | 369 | 93.4 |
Not married | 26 | 6.6 | |
Education level | Unable to read and write | 149 | 37.7 |
Primary education | 123 | 31.1 | |
Secondary education | 54 | 13.7 | |
College and above | 69 | 17.5 | |
Residency | Rural | 176 | 44.0.6 |
Woreda town | 219 | 55.4 | |
Distance from health centers |  ≤ 5 km | 105 | 26.6 |
 > 5 km | 290 | 73.4 | |
Parity | Nulliparity | 134 | 33.9 |
Para one | 108 | 27.3 | |
 ≥ Para two | 153 | 38.7 | |
ANC attendance | First ANC visit | 178 | 45.1 |
ANC visit ≥ 2 times | 217 | 54.9 | |
Gravidity | Primigravida | 116 | 29.4 |
Multi-gravida | 279 | 70.6 | |
Stage of pregnancy | 1st trimester | 61 | 15.4 |
2nd trimester | 171 | 43.3 | |
3rd trimester | 163 | 41.3 |