Table 1 Distribution of mothers by socio demographic characteristics in Bale Zone, South east Ethiopia, August, 2013
From: Risk factors for low birth weight in Bale zone hospitals, South-East Ethiopia : a case–control study
Variables | LBW | NBW | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (Years ) | No | % | No | % | No | % |
≤ 20 | 52 | 40.3 | 56 | 21.7 | 108 | 28.0 |
21–35 | 66 | 51.2 | 179 | 69.4 | 245 | 63.3 |
> 35 | 11 | 8.5 | 23 | 8.9 | 34 | 8.7 |
Weight group (Kg) | ||||||
< 50 | 16 | 12.4 | 12 | 4.7 | 28 | 7.2 |
≥ 50 | 113 | 87.6 | 246 | 95.3 | 359 | 92.8 |
Height (Cm) | ||||||
≤ 150 | 20 | 15.5 | 16 | 6.2 | 36 | 9.3 |
> 150 | 109 | 84.5 | 242 | 93.8 | 351 | 90.7 |
Birth interval in year | ||||||
≤ 2 | 32 | 49.2 | 43 | 25.3 | 75 | 31.9 |
> 2 | 33 | 50.8 | 127 | 74.7 | 160 | 68.1 |
Religion | ||||||
Muslim | 86 | 66.7 | 139 | 53.9 | 225 | 58.1 |
Orthodox | 38 | 29.5 | 100 | 38.8 | 138 | 35.7 |
Protestant | 5 | 3.9 | 14 | 5.4 | 19 | 4.9 |
Catholic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.3 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Oromo | 103 | 79.8 | 183 | 70.9 | 186 | 73.9 |
Amhara | 14 | 10.9 | 64 | 24.8 | 78 | 20.2 |
Otherb | 12 | 9.3 | 11 | 1.3 | 23 | 5.9 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 116 | 89.9 | 243 | 94.2 | 359 | 92.7 |
Othersa | 13 | 10.1 | 15 | 5.8 | 28 | 7.3 |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 67 | 51.9 | 194 | 75.2 | 261 | 67.4 |
Rural | 62 | 48.1 | 64 | 24.8 | 126 | 32.6 |
Head of household | ||||||
Male | 117 | 90.7 | 233 | 90.3 | 350 | 90.4 |
Female | 12 | 9.3 | 25 | 9.7 | 37 | 9.6 |
Maternal Occupation | ||||||
Employed | 10 | 7.8 | 40 | 15.5 | 50 | 12.9 |
House wife | 90 | 69.8 | 117 | 45.3 | 207 | 53.4 |
Farmer | 8 | 6.2 | 31 | 12.0 | 39 | 10.0 |
Merchant | 12 | 9.3 | 63 | 24.4 | 75 | 19.3 |
Daily labourer | 9 | 7.0 | 7 | 2.7 | 16 | 4.3 |
Monthly Income (USDc) | ||||||
< =26 | 31 | 24.6 | 20 | 7.8 | 51 | 13.3 |
27–53 | 40 | 31.7 | 49 | 19.1 | 89 | 23.2 |
54–79 | 15 | 11.9 | 39 | 15.2 | 54 | 14.1 |
> 79 | 40 | 31.7 | 149 | 58 | 189 | 49.3 |
Maternal Education | ||||||
Illiterate | 59 | 45.7 | 40 | 15.5 | 99 | 25.6 |
Read and write only | 2 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.8 |
Primary (1–8) | 49 | 38.0 | 109 | 42.2 | 158 | 40.8 |
Secondary (9–12) | 14 | 10.9 | 81 | 31.4 | 95 | 24.5 |
Tertiary | 5 | 3.9 | 23 | 8.9 | 28 | 7.2 |