Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of mothers of the study participants in Nekemte town, West Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Case No (%) | Controls No (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Infant sex | |||
Male | 49 (52.7) | 117 (62.9) | |
Female | 44 (47.3) | 69 (37.1) | 0.052 |
Maternal age (year) | |||
≤ 20 | 9 (9.7) | 32 (17.2) | 0.001 |
21–35 | 77 (82.8) | 147 (79.6) | |
> 35 | 7 (7.5) | 6 (3.2) | |
Residence | |||
Rural | 41 (44.1) | 75 (40.3) | 0.28 |
Urban | 52 (55.9) | 111 (59.7) | |
Religion | |||
Muslim | 69 (74.2) | 140 (75.3) | 0.68 |
Orthodox | 20 (21.5) | 42 (22.6) | |
Others | 4 (4.3) | 4 (2.2) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Amhara | 77 (82.8) | 168 (90.3) | 0.27 |
Oromo | 10 (10.8) | 7 (3.8) | |
Others | 6 (6.5) | 11 (5.9) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 87 (93.5) | 172 (92.5) | 0.38 |
Single/ divorced | 6 (6.5) | 14 (7.5) | |
Educational status of mothers | |||
Informal education | 32 (34.4) | 32 (17.2) | 0.001 |
Formal education | 61 (65.6) | 154 (82.8) | |
Occupation of mothers | |||
Employed | 17 (18.3) | 63 (33.9) | 0.001 |
Merchant | 5 (5.4) | 24 (12.9) | |
Housewife | 65 (69.9) | 91 (48.9) | |
Others | 6 (6.5) | 8 (4.3) | |
Wealth index | |||
Lower | 58 (62.4) | 101 (54.3) | 0.53 |
Middle | 16 (17.2) | 49 (26.3) | |
Upper | 19 (20.4) | 36 (19.4) | |