Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers in Bale zone hospitals, Ethiopia, January, 2019
Characteristics | Categories | Cases n (%) | Controls n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of respondents (in years) | ≤20 | 16 (11.8) | 31 (11.3) |
21–25 | 40 (29.4) | 95 (34.8) | |
26–30 | 37 (27.2) | 83 (30.4) | |
31–35 | 25 (18.4) | 41 (15.1) | |
≥36 | 18 (13.2) | 23 (8.4) | |
Marital status of respondents | Married | 131 (96.3) | 265 (97.1) |
Single/separated | 5 (3.7) | 8 (2.9) | |
Religion of respondents | Muslim | 87 (64.0) | 166 (60.8) |
Orthodox | 42 (30.9) | 83 (30.4) | |
Protestant | 5 (3.7) | 17 (6.2) | |
Catholic | 2 (1.4) | 7 (1.6) | |
The educational level of respondents | Illiterate | 51 (37.5) | 76 (27.8) |
Primary education | 43 (31.6) | 68 (24.9) | |
Secondary education | 23 (17.0) | 73 (26.8) | |
College education | 19 (13.9) | 56 (20.5) | |
Occupation of respondents | Housewife | 89 (65.4) | 145 (55.0) |
Employed | 18 (13.2) | 45 (16.5) | |
Farmer | 15 (11.1) | 41 (15.1) | |
Marchant | 11 (8.1) | 38 (13.9) | |
Others (daily laborer & student) | 3 (2.2) | 4 (1.5) | |
Residence of respondents | Urban | 71 (52.2) | 167 (61.2) |
Rural | 65 (47.8) | 106 (38.8 |