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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study groups

From: Multi-drug resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamases producing bacterial uropathogens among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia

Socio-demographic characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Age (in years)

 15–19

21

5.5

 20–24

127

33.1

 25–29

141

36.7

 30–34

51

13.3

 > 34

44

11.5

Religion

 Orthodox

349

90.9

 Muslim

31

8.1

 Protestant

2

0.5

 Others

2

0.5

Residence

 Urban

305

79.4

 Rural

79

20.6

Marital status

 Currently single

19

4.9

 Currently married

365

95.1

Level of education

 Not read and write

128

33.3

 Primary

71

18.5

 Secondary

99

25.8

 College/university

86

22.4

Occupation

 House wife

167

43.5

 Farmer

37

9.6

 Merchant

46

12

 Employed

96

25

 Daily labourer

21

5.5

 Others

17

4.4

Monthly income (in birr)

 ≤ 1000

110

28.6

 1000–1800

86

22.4

 1801–2800

98

25.5

 ≥ 2801

90

23.4