Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents’, Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, February 2013 (n = 481)
From: Adverse birth outcomes among deliveries at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Residence | ||
Urban | 359 | 74.6 |
Rural | 122 | 25.4 |
Age | ||
<20 | 27 | 5.6 |
20-34 | 404 | 84.0 |
35+ | 50 | 10.4 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 32 | 6.7 |
Married | 446 | 92.7 |
Othersa | 3 | 0.6 |
Education level | ||
No formal education | 157 | 32.6 |
Primary level | 113 | 23.5 |
Secondary level | 118 | 24.5 |
Tertiary level | 93 | 19.3 |
Occupation | ||
Farmer | 58 | 12.1 |
Housewife | 265 | 55.1 |
Merchant | 52 | 10.8 |
Government employee | 84 | 17.5 |
Othersb | 22 | 4.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 403 | 83.8 |
Muslim | 54 | 11.2 |
Othersc | 24 | 5.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 467 | 97.1 |
Tigrie | 14 | 2.9 |
Age at 1st marriage | ||
Under 18 | 127 | 26.4 |
≥18 | 354 | 73.6 |
Family size | ||
≤ 5 | 414 | 86.1 |
>5 | 67 | 13.9 |