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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents in Public hospitals in west shoa zone Oromia, Ethiopia April 2018

From: Determinants of puerperal sepsis among post partum women at public hospitals in west SHOA zone Oromia regional STATE, Ethiopia (institution BASEDCASE control study)

Variables

categories

Cases 67 = (%)

Controls 213 = (%)

Total (N%) = 280

Age group

< 20 yrs

16 (23.9)

18 (8.4)

29 (10.4)

20-24 yrs

4 (6.0)

51 (23.9)

72 (25.7)

25-29 yrs

15 (22.4)

91 (42.7)

106 (37.9)

30-34 yrs

21 (31.3)

51 (23.9)

42 (15.0)

> 34 yrs

11 (16.4)

18 (8.5)

31 (11.1)

Residence

Urban

20 (29.9)

152 (71.4)

172 (61.42)

Rural

47 (70.1)

61 (28.6)

108 (38.6)

Educational level

Tertiary(college or university

4 (6.0)

79 (37.1)

83 (29.6)

Secondary

25 (37.3)

50 (23.5)

75 (26.8)

Primary None /no education

18 (26.9) 20 (29.9)

35 (16.4) 49 (23)

53 (18.9) 69 (24.6)

Monthly income

> 4500

5 (7.5)

27 (12.5)

32 (11.4)

3501–4500

4 (6.0)

40 (18.8)

44 (15.7)

2501–3500

10 (14.9)

73 (34.3)

83 (29.9)

1501–2500

3 (4.5)

41 (19.2)

44 (15.7)

501–1500

16 (23.9)

13 (6.1)

29 (10.4)

<=500

29 (43.3)

19 (8.9)

48 (17.1)

Maternal occupation

Employed/government

9 (13.4)

59 (27.7)

68 (24.3)

House wife

5 (7.5)

17 (8.0)

22 (7.9)

unemployed

51 (76.1)

131 (61.5)

182 (65.0)

Others

2 (3.0)

6 (2.8)

8 (2.9)

Marital status

Married

62 (92.5)

209 (98.1)

271 (96.8)

single

5 (1.9)

5 (7.5)

9 (3.2)

Husbands ‘occupation

Employed/Government

13 (19.4)

80 (37.6)

93 (33.2)

Merchant

18 (26.9)

102 (47.9)

120 (42.9)

Farmer

35 (50.7)

25 (11.7)

60 (21.4)

Other

4 (1.9)

4 (1.9)