Table 1 Socio Demographic Characteristics of delivering mothers in referral hospitals of Amhara Region, Ethiopia, September - November 2009 (n = 417)
From: Mothers' satisfaction with referral hospital delivery service in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
| Â | Total(n = 417) |
|---|---|
Characteristics | N (%) |
Age (in years) | Â |
< 20 years | 37(8.9) |
20-34 years | 350(83.9) |
35-49 years | 30(7.2) |
Marital status | Â |
Married | 372(89.2) |
Single | 39(9.4) |
Divorced | 6(1.4) |
Ethnicity | Â |
Amhara | 340(81.5) |
Tigray | 36(8.7) |
Oromo | 9(4.5) |
Agew | 6(1.4) |
Others | 16(3.9) |
Religion | Â |
Orthodox | 302(72.5) |
Muslim | 107(25.6) |
Protestant | 8(1.9) |
Educational Status | Â |
No formal education | 128(30.7) |
Grade1-6 | 69(16.5) |
Grade7-12 | 158(37.9) |
Above-12 | 62(14.9) |
Occupation | Â |
House wife | 135(32.3) |
Government employee | 86(20.7) |
Farmer | 78(18.7) |
Merchant | 51(12.2) |
Student | 42(10.1) |
Others | 25(6.0) |
Residence | Â |
Urban | 296(71.0) |
Rural | 121(29.0) |
Hospital delivery took place | Â |
UOGTRH | 146(35) |
FRH | 150(36) |
DRH | 121(29) |