Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women by direct and indirect maternal morbidity status in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Age [Mean(± SD) = 26.33(± 4.355)]

Residence

 Urban

251 (32.4)

520 (67.1)

210 (27.1)

561 (72.4)

771 (99.5)

 Rural

1 (0.1)

3 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

4 (0.5)

4 (0.5)

Ethnicity

 Amhara

252 (32.5)

522 (67.4)

210 (27.1)

564 (72.8)

774 (99.9)

 Tigre

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

Religion

 Orthodox

241 (31.1)

501 (64.6)

199 (25.7)

543 (70.1)

742 (95.7)

 Muslim

10 (1.3)

20 (2.6)

10 (1.3)

20 (2.6)

30 (3.9)

 Protestant

1 (0.1)

2 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.3)

3 (0.4)

Education status

 Illiterate/read and write

31 (4.0)

34 (4.4)

26 (3.4)

39 (5.0)

65 (8.4)

 Grade 1–8

48 (6.2)

88 (11.4)

40 (5.2)

96 (12.4)

136 (17.5)

 Grade 9–12

74 (9.5)

145 (18.7)

58 (7.5)

161 (20.8)

219 (28.3)

 Certificate/Diploma

63 (8.1)

154 (19.9)

53 (6.8)

164 (21.2)

217 (28.0)

 Degree and higher

36 (4.6)

102 (13.2)

33 (4.3)

105 (13.5)

138 (17.8)

Occupation

 Gov't employed

61 (7.9)

169 (21.8)

53 (6.8)

177 (22.8)

230 (29.7)

 Merchant/Student

39 (5.0)

106 (13.7)

33 (4.3)

112 (14.5)

145 (18.7)

 Housewife

141 (18.2)

226 (29.2)

117 (15.1)

250 (32.3)

367 (47.4)

 Farmer/Daily laborer

11 (1.4)

22 (2.8)

7 (0.9)

26 (3.4)

33 (4.3)

Marital Status

 Married

246 (31.7)

516 (66.6)

205 (26.5)

561 (72.4)

762 (98.3)

 Single/widowed/divorced

6 (0.8)

7 (0.9)

5 (0.6)

4 (0.5)

13 (1.7)

Monthly expenditure

 <  = 3000 Ethiopian currency

48 (6.2)

158 (20.4)

64 (8.3)

142 (18.3)

206 (26.6)

 3001–4000 Ethiopian currency

76 (9.8)

116 (15.0)

48 (6.2)

144 (18.6)

192 (24.8)

 >  = 4001 Ethiopian currency

128 (16.5)

249 (32.1)

98 (12.6)

279 (36.0)

377 (48.6)