Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers of neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 [n = 356]
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of mother (years) | 15–19 | 17 | 4.8 |
20–29 | 182 | 51.1 | |
30–39 | 145 | 40.7 | |
40–49 | 12 | 3.4 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 121 | 34.0 |
Tigre | 55 | 15.4 | |
Oromo | 127 | 35.7 | |
Gurage | 37 | 10.4 | |
Other | 16 | 4.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 206 | 57.9 |
Protestant | 59 | 16.6 | |
Muslim | 88 | 24.7 | |
Other | 3 | 0.8 | |
Residence | Urban | 276 | 77.5 |
Rural | 80 | 22.5 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 80 | 22.5 |
Primary school | 77 | 21.6 | |
Secondary school | 102 | 28.7 | |
Diploma and above | 97 | 27.2 | |
Occupation | House wife | 144 | 40.4 |
Government employ | 79 | 22.2 | |
Private business | 92 | 25.8 | |
Student | 27 | 7.6 | |
Farmer | 14 | 3.9 | |
Monthly income of the family | Below average | 117 | 32.9 |
Average (43–65 US dollar) | 129 | 36.2 | |
Above average | 110 | 30.9 | |
Parity | Primiparous | 191 | 53.7 |
Multiparous | 165 | 46.3 |