Research Article
Childbirth Self-Efficacy and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2023: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Pregnant women’s sociodemographic characteristics attending antenatal care in public health facilities of Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia, 2023 (
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| Variables | Category | No. | % |
| Age of women | ≤24 | 90 | 21.6 | 25-34 | 281 | 67.5 | ≥35 | 45 | 10.8 |
| Marital status | Married | 413 | 99.3 | Unmarried | 3 | 0.7 |
| Women’s educational status | Unable to read and write | 22 | 5.3 | Able to read and write | 128 | 30.8 | Primary education | 126 | 30.3 | Secondary education | 70 | 16.8 | College and above | 70 | 16.8 |
| Women’s occupation | Housewife | 271 | 65.1 | Employed | 49 | 11.8 | Merchant | 66 | 15.9 | Student | 30 | 7.2 |
| Husband educational status | Unable to read and write | 18 | 4.3 | Able to read and write | 138 | 33.2 | Primary education | 72 | 17.3 | Secondary education | 67 | 16.1 | College and above | 121 | 29.1 |
| Husband occupation | Government employee | 158 | 38.0 | Merchant | 98 | 23.6 | Student | 26 | 6.3 | Daily labors | 134 | 32.2 |
| Number of household members | 1-5 | 346 | 83.2 | Above 5 | 70 | 16.8 |
| Household monthly income | ≤2500 | 99 | 23.8 | 2501-3999 | 117 | 28.1 | ≥4000 | 200 | 48.1 |
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