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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers who gave birth in Hawassa city health facilities, Southern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 564)

From: Person-centered care during childbirth and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at health facilities in Hawassa city administration Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age

18–24

121

21.5

25–29

265

47.0

30–34

110

19.5

35–39

68

12.1

Residence

Urban

395

70.0

Rural

169

30.0

Marital status

Currently in marital union

548

97.2

Not in marital union a

16

2.8

Women education

Non-formal education

114

20.2

Primary school

148

26.2

Secondary school

125

22.2

College and above

177

31.4

Women occupation

Housewife

289

51.2

Government-employed

101

17.9

Self-employed

70

12.4

Merchant

67

11.9

Student

31

5.5

Othersb

6

1.1

Partner occupation

Government employee

218

38.7

privet employee

114

20.2

Merchant

87

15.4

Farmer

95

16.8

Daily laborer

34

6.0

Otherc

8

1.4

  1. NB: aCohabitant, single, widowed, and divorced, b unemployed &daily laborer, c Student& unemployed