Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents in South Gondar Zone Hospitals, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2019
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Current maternal age (year) | ||
≤ 19 | 56 | 7.0 |
20–29 | 518 | 64.5 |
30–39 | 203 | 25.3 |
≥ 40 | 26 | 3.2 |
Maternal age during 1st pregnancy | ||
< 20 | 508 | 63.3 |
≥ 20 | 295 | 36.7 |
Educational status of the mother | ||
Unable to read and write | 222 | 27.6 |
Able to read and write | 273 | 34.0 |
Primary | 81 | 10.1 |
Secondary | 113 | 14.1 |
College and above | 114 | 14.2 |
Maternal occupation | ||
Housewife | 496 | 61.8 |
Farmer | 97 | 12.1 |
Daily worker | 51 | 6.4 |
Merchant | 159 | 19.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 787 | 98 |
Single | 6 | 0.7 |
Divorced | 10 | 1.2 |
Age of the husband /friend | ||
< 20 | 12 | 1.5 |
20–29 | 301 | 37.5 |
30–39 | 354 | 44.1 |
≥ 40 | 136 | 16.9 |
Husband/friend educational status | ||
unable to read and write | 186 | 23.2 |
able to read and write | 215 | 26.8 |
Primary | 66 | 8.2 |
Secondary | 195 | 24.3 |
college and above | 141 | 17.6 |
Husband /friend occupation | ||
Farmer | 307 | 38.2 |
daily worker | 77 | 9.6 |
Merchant | 219 | 27.3 |
government employ | 200 | 24.9 |
Total family size | ||
1–3 | 453 | 56.4 |
4–6 | 273 | 34.0 |
≥ 7 | 77 | 9.6 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Very poor | 42 | 5.2 |
Poor | 159 | 19.8 |
Middle | 412 | 51.3 |
Better | 190 | 23.7 |
Maternal on medication | ||
No | 49 | 6.1 |
Yes | 754 | 93.9 |