Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and their neonates in the rural Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Current maternal age | ||
18–24 | 245 | 34.8 |
25–29 | 183 | 26.0 |
30–39 | 250 | 35.4 |
40–49 | 27 | 3.8 |
Maternal education | ||
No education | 284 | 40.3 |
Primary education | 250 | 35.5 |
Secondary education and above | 171 | 24.2 |
Marital status | ||
Married and/ live together | 647 | 91.8 |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 58 | 8.2 |
Sex of newborn | ||
Male | 357 | 50.6 |
Female | 348 | 49.4 |
Children ever born | ||
1 | 163 | 23.1 |
2 | 167 | 23.7 |
3 | 113 | 16 |
+ 4 | 262 | 37.2 |
Distance to nearest health facility (one way) | ||
< 30 min | 501 | 71.1 |
30 min to < 1 h. | 160 | 22.7 |
> =1 h | 44 | 6.2 |