Table 1.
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of parturients in Karamara hospital, Jijiga, eastern Ethiopia, from October to December, 2014
| Background characteristics | Non-exposed (n-139) | Exposed (n-142) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| < 20 | 18(12.9) | 37(26.1) | 0.048 |
| 20–24 | 36 (25.9) | 28(19.7) | |
| 25–29 | 53(38.1) | 48(33.80) | |
| ≥ 30 | 32(23.0) | 29(20.4) | |
| Mean (SD) | 26.15(4.86) | 25.40(5.69) | |
| Religion | |||
| Muslim | 82(59) | 126(88.7) | < 0.001 |
| Orthodox | 53(38.1) | 13 (9.2) | |
| Protestant | 4(2.9) | 3(2.1) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Somali | 56 (40.3) | 103(72.5) | < 0.001 |
| Amhara | 41 (29.5) | 13(9.2) | |
| Oromo | 31(22.3) | 19(13.4) | |
| Others | 11(7.9) | 7(4.9) | |
| Educational status | |||
| No formal education | 98(70.5) | 105(73.9) | 0.074 |
| primary | 20(14.4) | 17(12) | |
| Secondary & above | 21(15.1) | 20(14.1) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Housewife | 87(62.6) | 83(58.9) | 0.788 |
| Student | 8(5.8) | 12(8.5) | |
| Daily Labour | 6(4.3) | 10(7.1) | |
| Merchant | 14(10.1) | 18(12.8) | |
| Government employee | 12(8.6) | 11(7.8) | |
| Private employee | 12(8.6) | 7(5) | |
| Income | |||
| < 500 | 21(15.4) | 23(16.2) | 0.507 |
| 500–999 | 42(30.9) | 33(23.2) | |
| 1000–1499 | 29(21.3) | 31(21.8) | |
| ≥ 1500 | 44(32.4) | 55(38.7) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 120(87.6) | 121(85.2) | 0.343 |
| Rural | 17(12.4) | 21(14.8) | |
| Height (cm) | |||
| ≤ 150 | 7(5) | 13(9.2) | 0.063 |
| > 150 | 132(95) | 128(90.8) | |