Obstetric violence and associated factors among women during facility based childbirth at Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the mother in Gedeo zone, south, Ethiopia, 2020(n = 661)

Variable	Frequency(N = 661)	Percent (%)
Age
16–19	19	2.9
20–24	52	7.9
25–29	252	38.1
30–34	232	35.1
≥ 35	106	16
Occupation
House wife	288	43.6
Government employee	150	22.7
Private business	184	27.8
Other	39	5.9
Educational background of mothers
Illiterate	153	23.1
Read and write	86	13
Primary	117	17.7
Secondary	203	30.7
Collage and above	102	15.4
Educational background of husbands (587)
No formal education	92	15.7
Read and write	94	16
Primary	163	27.8
Secondary	107	18.2
Collage and above	131	22.3
Religion
protestant	270	40.8
Orthodox	239	36.2
Muslim	152	23
Marital status
Married	587	88.8
Single	16	2.4
Divorced	48	7.3
Widowed	10	1.5
Ethnicity
Gedeo	390	59
Oromo	123	18.6
Amhara	35	5.3
Gurage	55	8.3
Others	58	8.8
Income
Less than 2500	355	53.7
Greater than 2500	306	46.3
Ability to pay for delivery
Yes	206	31.2
No	455	68.8

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