Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and clinical data of the study participants at four hospitals in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia (n = 420).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Below 20 | 35 | 8.3% |
| 20–34 | 319 | 76.0% | |
| 35 and above | 66 | 15.7% | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 326 | 77.6% |
| Amharic | 86 | 20.5% | |
| Others | 8 | 1.9% | |
| Educational level | No formal education | 87 | 20.8% |
| Primary school | 136 | 32.3% | |
| Secondary school | 76 | 18.2% | |
| College and above | 121 | 28.7% | |
| Residence | Urban | 265 | 63.1% |
| Rural | 155 | 36.9% | |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 42 | 9.8% |
| Housewife | 212 | 50.7% | |
| Gov't employee | 97 | 23.2% | |
| Private employee | 32 | 7.6% | |
| Self employed | 37 | 8.8% | |
| Newborn sex | Male | 207 | 49.3% |
| Female | 213 | 50.7% | |
| Gestational age using LNMP | Premature (<37 weeks) | 69 | 16.4% |
| Mature (≥37 weeks) | 351 | 83.6% | |
| Gestational age using ultrasound | Premature (<37 weeks) | 82 | 19.6% |
| Mature (≥37 weeks) | 338 | 80.4% |