Table 1 Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of participants in Demba Gofa rural district, Southern Ethiopia, May 2019
Variables | Categories | Cases (n = 186) | Controls (n = 186) |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age in years | 15–19 | 32 (17.2) | 30 (16.1) |
20–24 | 45 (24.2) | 47 (25.3) | |
25–29 | 55 (29.6) | 53 (28.5) | |
30–34 | 35 (18.8) | 34 (18.3) | |
>=35 | 19 (10.2) | 22 (11.9) | |
Marital status | Married | 173 (93.0) | 178 (95.7) |
Divorced | 7 (3.8) | 3 (1.6) | |
Single | 6 (3.2) | 5 (2.7) | |
Ethnicity | Gofa | 182 (97.8) | 171 (91.9) |
Gamo | 1 (0.5) | 9 (4.8) | |
Othersa | 3 (1.6) | 6 (3.3) | |
Religion | Protestant | 160 (86.0) | 162 (87.1) |
Orthodox | 25 (13.4) | 21 (11.3) | |
Muslim | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.6) | |
Maternal educational status | Unable to read and write | 66 (35.5) | 39 (21.0) |
Primary | 87 (46.8) | 95 (51.1) | |
Secondary and above | 33 (17.7) | 52 (28.0) | |
Husband educational status | Unable to read and write | 58 (31.2) | 32 (17.2) |
Primary | 83 (44.7) | 85 (45.7) | |
Secondary and above | 45 (24.2) | 69 (37.1) | |
Mother’s occupation | Housewife | 169 (90.9) | 147 (79.0) |
Merchant | 15 (8.1) | 25 (13.4) | |
Othersb | 2 (1.0) | 11 (7.5) | |
Husband’s occupation | Farmer | 142 (76.3) | 118 (63.4) |
Merchant | 17 (9.1) | 18 (9.7) | |
Government employee | 8 (4.3) | 21 (11.3) | |
Othersc | 9 (10.2) | 29 (15.6) | |
Wealth status | Richest | 27 (14.5) | 48 (25.8) |
Rich | 29 (15.6) | 45 (24.2) | |
Middle | 38 (20.4) | 36 (19.4) | |
Poor | 42 (22.6) | 29 (15.6) | |
Poorest | 50 (26.9) | 28 (15.1) | |
Decision making about PNC services | Jointly | 93 (50.0) | 134 (72.0) |
Self | 29 (15.6) | 36 (19.4) | |
Husband | 35 (18.8) | 10 (5.4) | |
Othersd | 29 (15.6) | 6 (3.2) |