The Prevalence of Traditional Malpractice during Pregnancy, Child Birth, and Postnatal Period among Women of Childbearing Age in Meshenti Town, 2016

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents among women of childbearing age in Meshenti town, Bahir Dar Zuria woreda, Amhara region, June 2016.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	15–19	15	4.7
	20–24	89	28.0
	25–29	100	31.4
	30–34	50	15.7
	35–39	34	10.7
	40–44	14	4.4
	45–49	16	5.0
	Total	318	100.0
Religion	Orthodox	252	79.2
	Muslim	64	20.1
	Protestant	2	.6
	Total	318	100.0
Ethnicity	Amhara	314	98.7
	Oromo	2	.6
	Tigre	2	.6
	Total	318	100.0
Educational status	Have no formal education	172	44.1
	G 1–8	70	22.0
	G 9–12	53	16.7
	12+	23	7.2
	Total	318	100.0
Marital status	Married	260	81.8
	Single	18	5.7
	Divorced	24	7.5
	Widowed	16	5.0
	Total	318	100.0
Occupational status	Housewife	211	66.4
	Employee	25	7.9
	Merchant	45	14.2
	Student	6	1.9
	Other	31	9.7
	Total	318	100.0