Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics to assess cultural malpractices during labor and delivery and associated factors among women who had at least one history of delivery in selected Zones of the Amhara region, North West Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 845)
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
  ≤ 20 | 8 | 0.9 |
 21 -35 | 491 | 58.2 |
  ≥ 36 | 346 | 40.9 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 10 | 1.2 |
 Married | 698 | 82.6 |
 Widowed | 87 | 10.3 |
 Divorced | 50 | 5.9 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 794 | 94.0 |
 Muslim | 45 | 5.3 |
 Protestant | 4 | 0.5 |
 Catholic | 2 | 0.2 |
Educational status | ||
 Unable to read and write | 339 | 40.1 |
 Read and write | 227 | 26.9 |
 Primary education | 106 | 12.5 |
 Secondary education | 73 | 8.7 |
 College and above | 100 | 11.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Amhara | 709 | 83.9 |
 Agew | 136 | 16.1 |
Occupation | ||
 Housewife | 341 | 40.4 |
 Governmental worker | 74 | 8.8 |
 Merchant | 69 | 8.2 |
 Farmer | 286 | 33.8 |
 Student | 7 | 0.8 |
 NGO | 3 | 0.4 |
 Private worker | 52 | 6.2 |
 Others | 13 | 1.5 |
Husband’s Educational status | ||
 Unable to read and write | 160 | 22.9 |
 Read and write | 250 | 35.7 |
 Primary school | 97 | 13.9 |
 Secondary school | 71 | 10.1 |
 College and above | 122 | 17.4 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 546 | 64.6 |
 Urban | 299 | 35.4 |
Income | ||
 Income < 2037 | 284 | 33.6 |
 Income from 2037 to 3506 | 277 | 32.8 |
 Income > 3506 | 284 | 33.6 |