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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 1651)

From: Pregnant mothers are more anemic than lactating mothers, a comparative cross-sectional study, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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Population profile

Frequency

Percentage

1.

Age

16–25

1279

77.5

26–35

316

19.1

36–45

56

3.4

2.

Residence

Urban

865

52.4

Rural

786

47.6

3.

Religion

Orthodox

1596

96.7

Muslim

45

2.7

Protestant

10

0.6

4.

Ethnicity

Amhara

1488

90.1

Agaw

110

6.7

Oromo

13

0.8

Tigray

23

14

Others

17

1

5.

Educational status

Illiterate

40

2.4

Elementary

408

24.7

Secondary

318

19.3

Certificate

399

24.2

Diploma

242

14.7

First degree

227

13.7

Second degree

17

1

6.

Occupation

Housewife

814

49.3

Government employee

306

16.5

Merchants

161

9.8

Farmers

156

9.4

NGO employee

157

9.5

Others

57

3.5