Research Article

Unintended Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Unit in Public Health Facilities of Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC unit at urban public health facilities of Dire Dawa city, 2021.

CharacteristicsFrequency (ni = 382)Percent (%)

Residence addressUrban37297.4
Rural102.6

Age15–194712.3
20–2411630.4
25–2912532.7
30–346216.2
35–39297.6
40–4530.8

ReligionOrthodox13134.3
Muslim22358.4
Others287.3

MarriageMarried34790.8
Single266.8
Separated/divorced/widowed92.4

EthnicityAmhara10126.4
Oromo18548.4
Somali5013.1
Others4612

Educational statusNo formal education15139.5
Primary school9825.7
Secondary school7419.4
Certificate and above5915.4

Occupational statusHouse wife21356.5
Government/NGO employee6116
Daily laborer287.3
Private business6416.8
Others133.4

Family incomeLow (<2000 ETB)5614.7
Medium (2000–4999 ETB)20653.9
High (>5000 ETB)12031.4

HIV statusPositive133.4
Negative36796.1
Unknown20.5