Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women admitted for obstetric reasons in Gurage zone hospitals, South Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 229)
Variable | Category | Cases (n = 77) | Controls (n = 152) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage (%) | Frequency | Percentage (%) | ||
Residence | Rural | 50 | 64.9 | 107 | 29.6 |
Urban | 27 | 35.1 | 45 | 70.4 | |
Total | 77 | 100 | 152 | 100 | |
Marital status | Married | 76 | 98.7 | 151 | 99.7 |
Divorced | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 | |
Total | 77 | 100 | 152 | 100 | |
Maternal occupation | Housewife | 58 | 75.3 | 122 | 81.3 |
Merchant | 2 | 2.6 | 11 | 7.2 | |
Employed | 7 | 9.1 | 7 | 4.6 | |
Farmer | 8 | 10.4 | 7 | 4.6 | |
Others | 2 | 2.6 | 5 | 3.2 | |
Total | 77 | 100 | 152 | 100 | |
Education status of women | Illiterate | 29 | 37.7 | 56 | 36.8 |
Read and write only | 9 | 11.7 | 25 | 16.4 | |
Primary school first cycle | 10 | 13.0 | 18 | 11.8 | |
Primary school second cycle | 12 | 15.6 | 36 | 23.7 | |
Secondary school | 9 | 11.7 | 8 | 5.3 | |
Diploma and above | 7 | 9.1 | 9 | 5.9 | |
Total | 77 | 100 | 152 | 100 | |