Table 1 Percentage distribution of postpartum mother by demographic characteristics (n = 250)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | ||
17 to 25 | 93 | 37.2 |
26 to 30 | 84 | 33.6 |
31 to 42 | 73 | 29.2 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 183 | 73.2 |
Rural | 67 | 26.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 232 | 92.8 |
Living together | 5 | 2.0 |
Divorced | 2 | 0.8 |
Single | 11 | 4.4 |
Educational level | ||
Junior and below | 73 | 29.2 |
Secondary | 143 | 57.2 |
Higher level | 34 | 13.6 |
Occupation (n = 244) | ||
Professionals | 47 | 19.3 |
House wife related | 197 | 80.7 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 219 | 87.6 |
Muslim | 31 | 12.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Tigrigna | 234 | 93.6 |
Tigre/Saho/Afar | 16 | 6.4 |