Table 1 Socio-demographic-related characteristics of participants who attended delivery service in public hospitals at West Gojjam Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2022 (Nā=ā418)
Variables | Category | Study groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (418) | Cases (nā=ā105) | Controls (nā=ā313) | ||
Age | 18ā34 years | 247 (59.1%) | 54 (22.2%) | 193(29.8%) |
ā>ā35 years | 171 (40.9%) | 51 (29.8%) | 120 (70.2%) | |
Residence | Urban | 231(55.5%) | 49(21.2%) | 182(78.8%) |
Rural | 187(44.7%) | 56(29.9%) | 131(70.0%) | |
Educational status | unable to read and write | 111 (26.6%) | 40 (36.0%) | 71 (64.0%) |
Primary | 147 (35.2%) | 38 (25.9%) | 109 (74.1%) | |
Secondary and above | 160 (38.3%) | 27 (16.9%) | 133 (83.1%) | |
Occupation | Student or/ and Farmer | 172(41%) | 50 (47%) | 122(38.9%) |
Governmental employers | 122 (29.2%) | 28 (23.0%) | 94 (77.0%) | |
Private employers | 65 (15.6%) | 11 (16.9%) | 54 (83.1%) | |
House wife | 59 (14.1%) | 16 (27.1%) | 43 (72.9%) | |
Marital status | Married | 391 (93.5%) | 98 (25.1%) | 293 (74.9%) |
aNot married | 27 (6.5%) | 7 (25.9%) | 37.0%) | |
Family size | ā¤ 5 | 247 (59.1%) | 44 (41.9%) | 203 (64.9%) |
ā>ā5 | 171 (40.9%) | 61 (58.1%) | 110 (35.1%) | |