Undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in pastoral communities of Afar Regional State, northeast Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women in the Afar region, northeast Ethiopia

Lis of variable	Variable category	Frequency (n = 381)	Percentage (%)
Age	15–24	197	51.7
	25–34	169	44.4
	35 and above	15	3.9
Place of residence	Urban	305	80.1
Place of residence	Rural	76	19.9
Marital status	Married	370	97.1
Marital status	Divorced	11	2.9
Ethnicity	Afar	188	49.3
	Amhara	146	38.3
	Tigray	33	8.7
	Others^a	14	3.7
Religion	Orthodox	70	18.4
	Muslim	303	79.5
	Others^b	8	2.1
Women’s education level	Illiterate	135	35.4
	Primary	96	25.2
	Secondary and above	150	39.4
Husband’s education level	Illiterate	91	23.9
	Primary	95	24.9
	Secondary and above	195	51.2
Women’s occupation	Unemployed	290	76.1
Women’s occupation	Employed	91	23.9
Husband’s occupation	Farmer	63	16.5
	Merchant	126	33.1
	Government employee	138	36.2
	NGO employee	52	13.6
	Others^c	2	.5
Income	≤ 1000	31	8.1
	1001–2000	64	16.8
	2001–3000	70	18.4
	3000 and above	216	56.7
Family size	≤ 5	296	77.7
Family size	> 5	85	22.3