The Magnitude of Optimal Antenatal Care Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in South Gondar Zone.

Variable	Categories	Frequency (%)
Age of respondents	<25	48 (11.1)
	25–29	91 (21.0)
	30–34	107 (24.7)
	>34	188 (43.3)
Respondent religion	Orthodox	390 (89.9)
	Muslim	37 (8.5)
	Others	7 (1.6)
Education level of respondent	Illiterate	194 (44.7)
	Only read and write (no formal education)	35 (8.1)
	Primary educated (grades 1-8)	85 (19.6)
	Secondary school (grades 9-12)	49 (11.3)
	Tertiary level	71 (16.4)
Respondent occupation	Housewife	152 (35.0)
	Farmer	157 (36.2)
	Governmental or nongovernmental employee	62 (14.3)
	Merchant	55 (12.7)
	Daily laborer	8 (1.8)
Education level of husband	Illiterate	155 (35.7)
	Only read and write (no formal education)	57 (13.1)
	Primary educated (grades 1-8)	75 (17.3)
	Secondary school (grades 9-12)	60 (13.8)
	Tertiary level	87 (20.0)
Husband’s occupation	Farmer	228 (52.5)
	Governmental or nongovernmental employee	100 (23.0)
	Merchant	81 (18.7)
	Daily laborer	25 (5.8)
Family size	2–4	175 (40.3)
	5–7	188 (43.3)
	8 and above	71 (16.4)
Monthly income	≤1000	63 (14.5)
	1001–2500	124 (28.6)
	2501–5000	177 (40.8)
	5001 and above	70 (16.1)
Owns mobile telephone	No	209 (48.2)
	Yes	225 (51.8)
The decision of maternal care service utilization	Husband	14 (3.2)
	Wife	90 (20.7)
	Both	330 (76.0)
Access to mass media	Exposed to mass media	190 (43.8)
	Not exposed to mass media	244 (56.2)
Residence	Urban	182 (41.9)
	Rural	252 (58.1)
Marital status	Married	390 (89.9)
	Divorced	24 (5.5)
	Windowed	14 (3.2)
	Single	6 (1.4)