Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents adhering to option B+PMTCT in Governmental Hospitals of North Gojjam, Northwestern Ethiopia, 1 March 2022–30 April 2022 (N=223)

VariablesFrequencyPercentage
Age in groups
Less than 248739
Above 2513661
Place of residence
Rular3914.5
Urban18482.5
Religion
Orthodox19486.9
Muslim2410.8
Protestant31.3
Marital status
Single4922
Married15268.2
Divorced209
Windowed20.8
Educational level
Educated17678.9
Uneducated4721.1
Occupation
Merchant8638.6
Governmental employee3013.4
Housewife9944.4
Private employee83.6
Types of health facilities
 Health centre13259.2
 Hospital9140.8
Time taken to reach home to facility on foot
Less than 1 hour17678.9
Greater than 1 hour4721.1
  • PMTCT, Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission.