Table 1: Socio-demographic characters of women who gave birth in public health facility of Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2019.
|
Variables |
Category |
Frequency |
(%) |
|
Age of mother in years |
15-24 |
223 |
(27.7) |
|
25-34 |
324 |
(40.2) |
|
|
35 and above |
259 |
(32.1) |
|
|
Marital status |
Single |
32 |
(4.0) |
|
Married |
725 |
(90.0) |
|
|
Divorced |
34 |
(4.2) |
|
|
Widowed |
15 |
(1.9) |
|
|
Mothers level of education |
No formal education |
136 |
(16.9) |
|
Read and write |
118 |
(14.6) |
|
|
Primary (1-8) |
338 |
(41.9) |
|
|
Secondary (9-12) |
126 |
(15.6) |
|
|
College and above |
88 |
(10.9) |
|
|
Mothers occupation |
House wife |
323 |
(40.1) |
|
Private employee |
163 |
(20.2) |
|
|
Government employee |
88 |
(10.9) |
|
|
Merchant |
172 |
(21.3) |
|
|
Student |
50 |
(6.2) |
|
|
Others |
10 |
(1.2) |
|
|
Family monthly income (ETB) |
< 1000 ETB |
201 |
(24.9) |
|
1000-2575 ETB |
471 |
(58.4) |
|
|
> 2575 ETB |
134 |
(16.6) |