Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of mothers and neonates in Aroresa district, Southern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Categories | Frequency (n.) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of mother | 15–24 | 117 | 20.0 |
25–34 | 418 | 71.6 | |
> 34 | 49 | 8.4 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 61 | 10.4 |
Rural | 523 | 89.6 | |
Marital status | Married | 553 | 94.7 |
Othersa | 31 | 5.3 | |
Husband educational level | Cannot read and write | 151 | 27.3 |
Read and write | 145 | 26.2 | |
Primary | 156 | 28.2 | |
Secondary & above | 101 | 18.3 | |
Maternal educational level | Illiterate | 231 | 39.6 |
Read and write | 147 | 25.2 | |
Elementary | 105 | 18.0 | |
Secondary & above | 101 | 17.3 | |
Religion | Protestant | 520 | 89.0 |
Orthodox | 23 | 3.9 | |
Catholic | 7 | 1.2 | |
Muslim | 34 | 5.8 | |
Ethnicity | Sidama | 513 | 87.8 |
Amhara | 39 | 6.7 | |
Oromo | 12 | 2.1 | |
Guragie | 20 | 3.4 | |
Maternal occupation | Government employee | 30 | 5.1 |
Merchant | 93 | 15.9 | |
Housewife | 420 | 71.9 | |
Othersb | 41 | 7.0 | |
Monthly income (ETB) | < 300 | 90 | 15.4 |
301–500 | 201 | 34.4 | |
501–1000 | 186 | 31.8 | |
> 1000 | 107 | 18.3 |