Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers admitted with the diagnosis of HDP, JUSH, April 2009 – March 2010.
| Variables (n=158) | Frequency (%) |
| Age | |
| ≤ 24 | 69 (43.7) |
| 25–34 | 83 (52.5) |
| ≥ 35 | 6 (3.8) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Oromo | 113 (71.5) |
| Amhara | 22 (13.9) |
| Kafa | 7 (4.4) |
| Others* | 16 (10.1) |
| Educational status | |
| Cannot read and write | 46 (29.1) |
| Read and write only | 6 (3.8) |
| Primary education | 33 (20.9) |
| Secondary education | 45 (28.5) |
| Beyond secondary | 28 (17.7) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 102 (64.6) |
| Orthodox | 41 (25.9) |
| Protestant | 15 (9.5) |
*
Others: Dawro, Gurage