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Table 1 Selected Socio – demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 816) in Cheha district, Ethiopia, December 2012 to January 2013

From: Magnitude and factors associated with institutional delivery service utilization among childbearing mothers in Cheha district, Gurage zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Variables

Urban (n = 157)

Rural (n = 659)

Total (n = 816)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age of respondents at interview

   

 15–19

2 (1.27 %)

11 (1.67 %)

13 (1.5 %)

 20–24

36 (22.93 %)

76 (11.53 %)

112 (13.73 %)

 25–29

70 (44.59 %)

231 (35.05 %)

301 (36.89 %)

 30–35

40 (25.48 %)

274 (41.58 %)

314 (38.48 %)

 35+

9 (5.73 %)

67 (10.17 %)

76 (9.31 %)

Ethnicity of respondents

   

 Gurage

150 (95.54 %)

657 (99.70 %)

807 (98.9 %)

 Others

7 (4.46 %)

2 (0.3 %)

9 (1.1 %)

Respondents educational status

   

 Unable to read and write (Illiterate)

36 (22.93 %)

434 (65.86 %)

470 (57.6 %)

 Only able to read and write

1 (0.64 %)

1 (0.15 %)

2 (0.25 %)

 Elementary (Primary)

71 (45.22 %)

204 (30.96 %)

275 (33.7 %)

 Secondary

35 (22.29 %)

13 (1.97 %)

48 (5.88 %)

 Technical/Vocational +

14 (8.92 %)

7 (1.06 %)

21 (2.58 %)

Respondents marital status

   

 Currently married

154 (98.09 %)

648 (98.33 %)

802 (98.28 %)

 Widowed

1 (0.64 %)

4 (0.61 %)

5 (0.61 %)

 Divorced

2 (1.27 %)

 

2 (0.25 %)

 Separated

 

3 (0.46 %)

3 (0.37 %)

 Never married

 

4 (0.61 %)

4 (0.49 %)

Respondents occupation

   

 Housewife

70 (44.59 %)

538 (81.64 %)

608 (74.51 %)

 Farmer

1 (0.64 %)

8 (1.21 %)

9 (1.10 %)

 Government employee

19 (12.10 %)

7 (1.06 %)

26 (3.19 %)

 Merchant

46 (29.30 %)

92 (13.96 %)

138 (16.9 %)

 Other

21 (13.37 %)

14 (2.13 %)

35 (4.3 %)

Respondents religion

   

 Orthodox

55 (35.03 %)

250 (37.94 %)

305 (37.38 %)

 Catholic

21 (13.38 %)

33 (5.01 %)

54 (6.62 %)

 Protestant

12 (7.64 %)

82 (12.44 %)

94 (11.52 %)

 Muslim

69 (43.95 %)

294 (44.61 %)

363 (44.49 %)

Respondent’s husband education (778)

   

 Unable to read and write (Illiterate)

7 (4.46 %)

115 (18.5 %)

122 (15.7 %)

 Only able to read and write

3 (1.91 %)

9 (1.5 %)

12 (1.5 %)

 Elementary (Primary)

78 (49.68 %)

384 (61.8 %)

462 (59.4 %)

 Secondary

30 (19.11 %)

91 (14.7 %)

121 (15.6 %)

 Technical/Vocational +

39 (24.84)

22 (3.5 %)

61 (7.8 %)

Income/month in Birr (n = 803)

   

 <450

13 (8.28 %)

134 (20.74 %)

147 (18.31 %)

 450–799

51 (32.48 %)

357 (55.26 %)

408 (50.81 %)

 800 or above

93 (59.24 %)

155 (23.99 %)

248 (30.88 %)

Respondent’s husband occupation (n = 812)

   

 Farmer

13 (8.3 %)

481 (73.4 %)

494 (60.8 %)

 Government employee

57 (36.3 %)

38 (5.8 %)

95 (11.7 %)

 Merchant

37 (23.6 %)

74 (11.3 %)

111 (13.7 %)

 Other

50 (31.6 %)

62 (9.5 %)

112 (13.8 %)