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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of participants

From: Why do women not use skilled birth attendance service? An explorative qualitative study in north West Ethiopia

Characteristics

Mothers who delivered within one year (n = 71)

Pregnant women (n = 62)

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Age

17–19

3

4.2

1

1.6

20–24

20

28.2

16

25.8

25–29

27

38.0

22

35.5

30–34

16

22.5

17

27.4

> = 35

5

7.0

6

9.7

Religion

Orthodox

71

100

62

100

Marital status

Divorced

3

4.2

0

0.0

Married

68

95.8

62

100

Occupation

Employed

1

1.4

1

1.6

Unemployed

70

98.6

61

98.4

Education

No education

46

64.8

40

64.5

Primary

10

14.1

7

11.3

Secondary

7

9.8

7

11.3

High school and above

8

11.3

8

12.9

Gravidity

1–3

35

49.3

31

50.0

4–6

31

43.7

28

45.2

> = 7

5

7.0

3

4.8

Parity

0

0

0.0

8

12.9

1–3

41

57.7

39

62.9

4–6

27

38.0

14

22.6

> = 7

3

4.2

1

1.6

Delivery place of last child

Home

27

38.0

41

66.1

Health Facility

41

57.7

12

19.4

Health post

3

4.2

1

1.6