Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Dessie and Woldia Referral Hospital, northeast Ethiopia, 2022
Variable | Category | Case n = 64(%) | Control n = 256(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s age | < 25years | 14(21.9%) | 83(32.4%) |
25–35 years | 36(56.2%) | 165(64.5%) | |
> 35 years | 14(21.9%) | 8(3.1%) | |
Place of residence | Urban | 43(67.2%) | 124(48.4%) |
Rural | 21(32.8%) | 132(51.6%) | |
Marital status | Married | 63(98.4%) | 246(96.1%) |
Other* | 1(1.6%) | 10(3.9%) | |
Level of education | Cannot read and write | 9(14.1%) | 34(13.3%) |
Read and write | 5(7.8%) | 29(11.3%) | |
Primary education | 18(28.1%) | 77(30.1%) | |
Secondary education | 17(26.6%) | 80(31.2%) | |
College and above | 15(23.4%) | 36(14.1%) | |
Occupation | Housewife | 44(68.8%) | 184(71.9%) |
Government worker | 10(15.6%) | 27(10.5%) | |
Merchant | 6(9.4%) | 22(8.6%) | |
Other** | 4(6.2%) | 23(9%) | |
Age of neonate | < 2 days | 24(37.5%) | 163(63.7%) |
2–7 days | 36(56.2%) | 66(25.8%) | |
> 7days | 4(6.3%) | 27(10.5%) | |
Sex of neonate | Male | 53(82.8%) | 152(59.4%) |
Female | 11(17.2%) | 104(40.6%) |