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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 310)

From: Determinants of person-centered maternity care at the selected health facilities of Dessie town, Northeastern, Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Residence

Urban

223

71.9

Rural

87

28.1

Age of mothers

16–19

15

4.8

20–29

196

63.2

≥ 30

99

31.9

Marital status

Currently married

280

90.3

Currently unmarried

30

9.7

Mother’s religion

Muslim

189

61

Orthodox Christian

104

33.5

Protestant

12

3.9

Catholic

5

1.6

Level of education

Unable to read and write

51

16.4

Primary level (1–8 grades)

105

33.9

Secondary and above

154

49.7

Employment status

Unemployed

240

77.4

Employed

70

22.6

Income (in Ethiopian Birr)

≤ 3000

159

51.3

> 3000

151

48.7

Total

310

100