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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive age mothers (N = 150) in Farta Woreda, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Determinants of short birth interval among women in South Gondar, Ethiopia: community-based unmatched case-control study

Variables

Case(n = 50)

Control(n = 100)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Maternal age

 21–25

5

10.0

6

6.0

 26–30

13

26.0

21

21.0

 31–35

17

34.0

19

19.0

 36–40

13

26.0

34

34.0

  ≥ 41

2

4.0

20

20.0

Marital status

 Married

46

92.0

97

97.0

 Single/widowed/divorced

4

8.0

3

3.0

Age at first marriage

 12–18

21

42.0

60

60.0

 19–24

22

44.0

36

36.0

  ≥ 25

7

14.0

4

4.0

Religion

    

 Orthodox

48

96.0

99

99

 Muslim/protestant

2

4.0

1

1

Educational level of mothers

 unable able to read and write

15

30.0

37

37.0

 able to read and write

18

36.0

36

36.0

 grade 1–8

10

20.0

16

16.0

 grade 9–12

5

10.0

9

9.0

 collage and above

2

4.0

3

3.0

Mothers’ occupation

 house wife

21

42.0

55

55.0

 farmer

19

38.0

33

33.0

 merchant

7

14.0

7

7.0

 government employee

3

6.0

5

5.0

Husbands’ educational level

 unable able to read and write

4

8.0

4

4.0

 able to read and write

14

28.0

40

40.0

 grade 1–8

20

40.0

39

39.0

 grade 9–12

5

10.0

11

11.0

 collage and above

3

6.0

4

4.0

Husband’s occupation

 Farmer

24

48.0

82

82.0

 Daily laborer

16

32.0

9

9.0

 Merchant

6

12.0

6

6.0

Sources of information

 Radio/ TV/ mobile

13

26.0

36

36.0

 No source of information

37

74.0

64

64.0