Determinants of maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs among postnatal mothers visiting neonatal intensive care unit, north Central Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics among postnatal mothers visiting Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Debre Tabor town, North Central EthiopiLa, 2019

Factor (n = 363)	Percentage
Maternal age (years)
16–25	29.5
25–34	58.7
> 34	11.8
Parity
1	30.0
2–4	43.0
≥ 5	27.0
Residence
Urban	36.4
Rural	63.6
Marital status
Married	93.4
Other^a	6.5
Educational level
Unable to read and write	37.5
Primary education	33.9
Secondary and above	28.6
Occupation
Merchant	9.6
House wife	65.0
Civil servant	20.1
Other^b	5.2
Average monthly income ($ USA) [28.94 ETB =1 USD]
< 37.5	59.8
≥ 37.5	40.2
Household asset ownership
Low (0–1 items^c1)	76.3
Moderate (≥2 items^c1)	23.7

Other^a refers to divorced and separated
Other^b refers to student, laborer and private worker (hair dresser, machine operators, typewriters)
^c1 Radio, television set, mobile phone, bicycle, motorcycle and car/truck

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