Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study participants in Durame general hospital, Kembata tambaro zone, southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 219)
Variable | Category | Case | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 28(50.9) | 91(55.5) | 119(54.3) |
Female | 27(49.1) | 73(44.5) | 100(45.7) | |
Residence of the mother | Urban | 21(38.2) | 77(47.0) | 98(44.7) |
Rural | 34(61.8) | 87(53.0) | 121(55.3) | |
Marital status of the mother | Single | 2(3.6) | 4(2.4) | 6(2.7) |
Married | 53(96.4) | 160(97.6) | 213(97.3) | |
Age | ≤7 days | 45(81.8) | 106(64.6) | 151(68.9) |
> 7 days | 10(18.2) | 58(35.4) | 68(31.1) | |
Bodyweight | < 2.5 kg | 36(65.5) | 62(37.8) | 98(44.7) |
≥2.5 kg | 19(34.5) | 102(62.2) | 121(55.3) | |
Total | 55 | 164 | 219 |