Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Mothers Delivering in EHCH
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
18–24 | 75 | 20.9 |
25–34 | 236 | 65.9 |
35–42 | 47 | 13.1 |
Address | ||
Within Asmara | 302 | 84.4 |
Outside Asmara | 56 | 15.6 |
Education | ||
Primary or below | 17 | 4.7 |
Middle | 80 | 22.3 |
Secondary | 187 | 52.2 |
Post-secondary | 74 | 20.7 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 271 | 75.7 |
Employed | 87 | 24.3 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 346 | 96.6 |
Living Single | 12 | 3.4 |
Spouse Education | ||
Primary or below | 9 | 2.6 |
Middle | 38 | 11.0 |
Secondary | 197 | 56.9 |
Post-secondary | 102 | 29.5 |