Predictors of skilled assistance seeking behavior to pregnancy complications among women at southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional community based study

Table 1 Frequency and percentage distribution of respondents according to selected socio-demographic characteristics, Arba Minch Zuria district, south west Ethiopia, 2014

Characteristics		Frequency (n), n = 798	Percentage (%)
Age (years)	15–19	96	12.0
	20–34	624	78.2
	35–49	78	9.8
	Mean ± std.dev^a	25.7 ± (6.3)
Religion	Protestant	570	71.4
	Orthodox	226	28.3
	Others^b	2	0.3
Ethnicity	Gamo	586	73.4
	Ganta	104	13.0
	Welayta	92	11.5
	Others^c	16	2.0
Marital Status	Married	770	96.5
Marital Status	Others^d	28	3.5
Family Monthly Income ($US)	<25	300	37.6
	25–100	394	49.4
	>100	104	13
	Median	45
Women Education	No Education	192	24.1
	Primary	442	55.4
	Secondary	124	15.5
	College/University	40	5
Birth Order	1	230	28.8
	2–3	394	49.4
	4–5	126	15.8
	6+	48	6
	Median	2
No transport access problem^e	Yes	202	62.7
	No	120	37.3
	Missing^f	476	59.6

N.B: ^astandard deviation, ^bmuslim, ^cZayse, Oromo, Amhara and Ganjule, ^dwidowed, divorced, single, ^etransport access is for motor vehicle transport, existence of road to the facility, (foot and mule transport excluded), ^frespondent who did not face complications were not asked for access, transport access is difficult to say yes or no(not adequate, but sometimes used) were also under missed

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