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Table 2 Distribution of socio-demographic data by parity among women who gave birth in North Shewa Zone Hospitals, 2021

From: Adverse obstetric outcome and its associated factors in public hospitals of North Ethiopia: does parity make a difference?

Variables

Category

Parity, n (%)

 

LM (360)

GM (180)

p-value

Age of the mother

20 – 34 years

< 20 years

≥ 35 years

306 (85.0)

8 (2.2)

46 (12.8)

70 (38.9)

4 (2.2)

106 (58.9)

0.000*

Residence

Rural

Urban

94 (26.1)

266 (73.9)

94 (52.2)

86 (47.8)

0.000

Religion

Christian

Muslim

304 (84.4)

56 (15.6)

120 (66.7)

60 (33.3)

0.000

Mother’s education

No formal education

Primary

Secondary

Higher education

66 (18.3)

76 (21.1)

60 (16.7)

158 (43.9)

106 (58.9)

14 (7.8)

18 (10.0)

42 (23.3)

0.000

Mother’s Occupation

Housewife

Gov’t employee

Self-employed

164 (45.6)

112 (31.1)

84 (23.3)

108 (60.0)

26 (14.4)

46 (25.6)

0.000

Marital status

Married

Othersa

354 (98.3)

6 (1.7)

170 (94.4)

10 (5.6)

0.012

Husband education

No formal education

Primary

Secondary

Higher education

74 (20.9)

68 (19.2)

26 (7.3)

186 (52.5)

86 (50.6)

14 (8.2)

10 (5.9)

60 (35.3)

0.000

Husband occupation

Farmer

Gov’t employee

Self-employed

116 (32.8)

130 (36.7)

108 (30.5)

98 (57.6)

44 (25.9)

28 (16.5)

0.000

Age at marriage

< 18 years

≥ 18 years

58 (16.1)

302 (83.9)

62 (34.4)

118 (65.6)

0.000

Changing partner

Yes

No

60 (16.7)

300 (83.3)

32 (17.8)

148 (82.2)

0.746

Income (ETB)

Lower tertile

Middle tertile

Higher tertile

134 (37.2)

118 (32.8)

108 (30.0)

88 (48.9)

44 (24.4)

48 (26.7)

0.027

  1. ETB Ethiopian Birr, GM Grand multiparous, LM Low multiparous
  2. a Single, divorced, and widowed
  3. Fisher’s exact test