Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers. This table indicates the socio-demographic characteristics of mothers who gave live birth in Hawassa City Governmental Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia, 2019(n = 604)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
15–24 | 191 | 31.6 |
25–34 | 364 | 60.3 |
≥ 35 | 49 | 8.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 568 | 94 |
Others* | 36 | 4 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 437 | 72.4 |
Rural | 167 | 27.6 |
Occupation | ||
House wife | 317 | 52.5 |
Employed | 144 | 23.8 |
Merchant | 42 | 7.0 |
Others# | 101 | 16.7 |
Maternal Education | ||
Illiterate | 86 | 14.2 |
Primary education | 195 | 32.3 |
Secondary education | 161 | 26.7 |
College and above | 162 | 26.8 |
Father’s Education | ||
Illiterate | 47 | 7.8 |
Primary education | 127 | 21.0 |
Secondary education | 171 | 28.3 |
College and above | 259 | 42.9 |
House hold family size | ||
< 4 | 331 | 54.8 |
4–7 | 213 | 35.3 |
> 7 | 60 | 9.9 |