Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Gurage zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 608)
From: Essential newborn care practice and its associated factors in Southwest Ethiopia
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (Year) | ||
15–24 | 115 | 27.8 |
25–34 | 242 | 58.6 |
≥ 35 | 56 | 13.6 |
Ethnicity | ||
Gurage | 447 | 73.5 |
Amhara | 123 | 20.2 |
Oromo | 38 | 6.3 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 380 | 62.5 |
Muslim | 172 | 28.3 |
Protestant | 56 | 9.2 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 502 | 82.6 |
Urban | 106 | 17.4 |
Education | ||
No formal education | 210 | 34.5 |
Primary Education | 233 | 38.3 |
Secondary and above | 165 | 27.2 |
Occupation | ||
House wife | 398 | 65.5 |
Merchant | 81 | 13.3 |
Government Employer | 111 | 18.2 |
Daily laborer | 18 | 3.0 |
Head of Household | ||
Mother | 484 | 79.6 |
Husband | 124 | 20.4 |
Average monthly income | ||
≤ 1999 | 175 | 28.8 |
2000–3999 | 288 | 47.4 |
≥ 4000 | 145 | 23.8 |