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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia, 2016

From: Maternal group B Streptococcus recto vaginal colonization increases the odds of stillbirth: evidence from Eastern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Residence of mothers

 Urban

943

55.86

 Rural

745

44.14

Age of mothers in year

  ≤ 19

301

17.83

 20–24

510

30.21

 25–29

461

27.31

 30–34

275

16.29

  ≥ 35

141

8.35

Ethnicity

 Oromo

1214

71.92

 Amhara

267

15.82

 Harari

95

5.63

 Somali

15

0.89

 Othera

97

5.75

Religion

 Muslim

1286

76.18

 Orthodox christian

308

18.25

 Protestant

89

5.27

 Catholic

5

0.3

Marital status

 Married

1616

95.73

 Othersb

72

4.27

Educational status

 Literate

894

52.96

 Illiterate

794

47.04

  1. Othersa Gurage, Tigre, Silte,…; othersb single, separated, divorced, widowed
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