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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants at Harar hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 425)

From: Respectful maternity care and associated factors among women who delivered at Harar hospitals, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age	< 25	152	35.8
	25–34	204	48.0
	≥35	69	16.2
Ethnicity	Oromo	268	63.0
	Harari	112	26.4
	Amhara	29	6.8
	Other^a	16	3.8
Religion	Muslim	344	80.9
	Orthodox	76	17.9
	Protestant	5	1.2
Marital status	Married	419	98.6
Marital status	Other^b	6	1.4
Level of education	Unable to read and write	168	39.5
	Able to read and write	50	11.8
	Primary	99	23.3
	Secondary	63	14.8
	College and above	45	10.6
Occupation	Housewife	337	79.3
	Merchant	39	9.2
	Government employee	26	6.1
	Non-government employee	15	3.5
	Other^c	8	1.9
Residence	Urban	218	51.3
Residence	Rural	207	48.7

^aTigray, Gurage, Somali; ^bwidowed, separated, single; ^cstudent, daily laborer

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