Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women’s who gave birth in Southwest Ethiopia, 2020
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | ||
| 15–24 | 152 | 28 |
| 25–34 | 336 | 61 |
| 35–44 | 63 | 11 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 21 | 4 |
| Married | 486 | 88 |
| Divorced/widowed | 44 | 8 |
| Maternal educational status | ||
| No formal education | 192 | 35 |
| Primary education | 211 | 38 |
| Secondary education and above | 148 | 27 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 151 | 27 |
| Rural | 400 | 73 |
| Maternal occupation | ||
| Housewife | 357 | 65 |
| Merchant | 77 | 14 |
| Government employee | 103 | 19 |
| Daily labourer | 14 | 3 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 349 | 63 |
| Muslim | 157 | 29 |
| Protestant | 45 | 8 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Gurage | 402 | 73 |
| Amhara | 115 | 21 |
| Oromo | 34 | 6 |