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Table 1 Selected percentage distributions of general characteristics of respondents in Holeta town January to February, 2012, (N =419)

From: Determinants of maternal health care utilization in Holeta town, central Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age

15-19 years

16

3.8

20-34 years

333

79.5

35-49 years

70

16.7

Mean ±SD

 

(27.4 ± 6.1)

Literacy status

No schooling

134

32

Schooling

285

68

Occupation

House wife

240

57.3

Other*

179

42.7

Average monthly family income

below 401

134

31.7

401-1000

174

41.8

above 1000

111

26.5

Mean ±SD

 

(797.3 ±669.9)

Family size

1-3

123

29.4

4-5

203

48.4

above 5

93

22.2

Mean ±SD

 

(4.6±1.7)

Media exposure

No exposure

122

29.1

Radio or TV

150

35.8

 

Radio and TV

147

35.1

  1. * Students, daily laborer, civil servant, merchant, maid servant, etc.
  2. 1 USD= 17.50 Ethiopian currency at the time of survey (2012).