Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants among mothers who gave birth at public hospitals, in Sidama Regional State, south Ethiopia, 2023 (N = 418)
| Variable Categories | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 15–19 | 25 | 6.0 |
| 20–24 | 100 | 23.9 | |
| 25–29 | 193 | 46.2 | |
| 30–34 | 86 | 20.6 | |
| 35 | 14 | 3.3 | |
| Religion | Catholic | 18 | 4.3 |
| Muslim | 75 | 17.9 | |
| Protestant | 227 | 54.3 | |
| Orthodox | 90 | 21.6 | |
| Other* | 8 | 1.9 | |
| Educational status | Nonformula | 216 | 51.8 |
| Primary | 110 | 26.3 | |
| Secondary | 41 | 9.7 | |
| College and above | 51 | 12.2 | |
| Occupation | Housewife | 322 | 77.2 |
| Govt. employ | 33 | 7.4 | |
| Private | 49 | 12.0 | |
| Student | 14 | 3.3 | |
| Marital status | Married | 394 | 94.3 |
| Single | 11 | 2.6 | |
| Divorced | 10 | 2.4 | |
| Widowed | 3 | 0.7 | |
| Husband occupation | Civil servant | 65 | 16.5 |
| Merchant | 132 | 33.5 | |
| Farmer | 149 | 37.8 | |
| Daily labourer | 40 | 10 | |
| Students | 8 | 2 | |
| husband educational status | Non formal | 135 | 34.2 |
| Primary school | 167 | 42.3 | |
| Secondary school | 31 | 7.68 | |
| College and above | 61 | 15.5 | |
Note other* Jova, Harit (only Jesus), Adventist