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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women who gave birth at term in Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital (n = 495)

From: Prevalence of meconium stained amniotic fluid and its associated factors among women who gave birth at term in Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized referral hospital, North West Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age

  ≤ 30 years

344

69.5

  > 30 years

151

30.5

Residence

 Urban

403

81.4

 Rural

92

18.6

Ethnic group

 Amhara

473

95.6

 Others

22

4.4

Religion

 Orthodox

458

92.5

 Muslim

27

5.5

 Protestant

10

2

Marital status

 Married/union

467

94.3

 Others (Unmarried, single &divorced)

28

5.7

Educational status

 Non-formal education

175

35.4

 Primary education

73

14.7

 Secondary education

51

10.3

 Tertiary education

196

39.6

Occupation

 Merchant

119

24

 Governmental/private employee

100

20.2

 House wife

249

50.3

 Others(student, farmer, daily laborer)

27

5.5