Trend of declining bed net utilization among pregnant women in Ethiopia: new data from the Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System, 2010–2016

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women in Arba Minch HDSS, 2018 (N = 2657)

Variables	Response categories	Frequency	Percent
Age in years	15–19	249	10.4
	20–29	1521	63.6
	30–39	571	23.9
	> 40	49	2.1
Ethnicity	Gamo	1855	69.8
	Zeyise	193	7.3
	Wolayita	235	8.8
	Other^a	374	14.0
Educational status	No schooling	793	29.8
	Primary	1691	63.7
	Secondary or above	173	6.5
Marital status	Married	2439	91.8
Marital status	Single	218	8.2
Religion	Protestant	2061	77.6
	Orthodox	558	21.0
	Other^b	38	1.5
Residence	Rural	1915	72.1
Residence	Urban	742	27.9

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