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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers who gave alive birth at public health institutions of Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia, 2018

From: Neonatal hypothermia and associated factors within six hours of delivery in eastern part of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables (n = 403)

Category

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Residence

Urban

174

43.2

Rural

229

56.8

Ethnicity

Oroomo

155

38.5

Amhara

108

26.8

Harari

58

14.4

Guraghe

48

11.9

Tigray

28

6.9

Other

6

1.5

Religion

Muslim

178

44.2

Orthodox

134

33.3

Protestant

84

20.8

Other

7

1.7

Age

< 20

12

3

20–34

208

51.6

35–49

183

45.4

Educational status

Unable to read and write

132

32.8

Primary education

131

32.5

Secondary education

37

9.2

Diploma and above

103

25.6

Occupational status

Housewife

54

13.4

Government employee

104

25.8

Private employee

116

28.8

Student

10

2.5

Farmer

119

29.5

Parity

Primiparous

145

36

Multiparous

258

64