Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers attending birth at public hospitals of Wollega zones, 2020 (n = 495; Cases: 165 and controls: 330)
From: Determinants of adverse birth outcomes among women delivered in public hospitals of Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Control n (%) | Cases n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity of mothers | |||
 Oromo | 286 (86.67) | 141 (85.45) | 427 (86.3) |
 Amhara | 35 (10.6) | 21 (12.73) | 56 (11.3) |
 Gurage | 9 (2.73) | 3 (1.82) | 12 (2.4) |
Religion of mothers | |||
 Protestant | 160 (48.48) | 86 (52.12) | 246 (49.7) |
 Orthodox | 86 (26.06) | 39 (23.64) | 125 (25.3) |
 Catholic | 13 (3.94) | 8 (4.85) | 21 (4.2) |
 Muslim | 62 (18.78) | 29 (17.58) | 91 (18.4) |
 Others | 9 (2.73) | 3 (1.82) | 12 (2.4) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 311 (94.24) | 153 (92.73) | 464 (93.7) |
 Single | 6 (1.82) | 3 (1.82) | 9 (1.8) |
 Divorced | 9 (2.73) | 6 (3.64) | 15 (3) |
 Widowed | 4 (1.21) | 3 (1.82) | 7 (1.4) |
Educational status | |||
 Unable to read and write | 72 (21.8) | 40 (24.24) | 112 (22.6) |
 Completed grade 1–8 | 84 (25.5) | 42 (25.45) | 126 (25.5) |
 Completed grade 9–12 | 66 (20) | 36 (21.82) | 102 (20.6) |
 Diploma and above | 108 (32.7) | 47 (28.48) | 155 (31.3) |
Residence | |||
 Rural | 212 (64.24) | 104 (63.03) | 316 (63.8) |
 Urban | 118 (35.76) | 61 (36.97) | 179 (36.2) |
Age category | |||
 15–24 | 89 (26.97) | 43 (26.06) | 132 (26.7) |
 25–34 | 176 (53.33) | 93 (56.36) | 269 (54.3) |
 35–44 | 65 (19.7) | 29 (17.58) | 94 (19) |
Age at 1st marriage | |||
 < 18 years | 110 (33.33) | 51 (30.91) | 161 (32.5) |
 18–23 years | 189 (57.27) | 105 (63.64) | 294 (59.4) |
 > 23 years | 31 (9.39) | 9 (5.45) | 40 (8.1) |
Monthly income | |||
 < 1000 birr | 67 (20.3) | 40 (24.24) | 107 (21.6) |
 1000–2000 birr | 54 (16.36) | 31 (18.79) | 85 (17.2) |
 2001–3000 birr | 75 (22.73) | 37 (22.42) | 112 (22.6) |
 3001–4000 birr | 59 (17.88) | 28 (16.97) | 87 (17.6) |
 > 4000 | 75 (22.73) | 29 (17.58) | 104 (21) |
Family size | |||
 1–3 | 98 (29.7) | 37 (22.42) | 135 (27.3) |
 4–6 | 197 (59.7) | 107 (64.85) | 304 (61.4) |
 > 6 | 35 (10.7) | 21 (12.73) | 56 (11.3) |