Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics women in postpartum period in Hawassa university referral hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2017(n = 580)

Variables	Categories	N	Percent (%)
AGE	< 20	45	7.8
	20–34	492	84.6
	35–49	43	7.4
Religion	protestant	293	50.5
	Orthodox	157	27.1
	Muslim	87	15
	catholic	8	1.4
	others	13	2.2
Marital status	Married	560	96.6
	Single	20	3.4
Ethnicity	sidama	232	40
	Amhara	42	7.2
	Gurauge	46	7.9
	Oromo	115	19.8
	wolayta	106	18.3
	silte	39	6.8
educational status	no formal education	110	19
	Primary education (1–8 grade)	325	56
	Secondary education (9–12 grade)	97	16.7
	Tertiary (college or university)	48	8.3
Women’s occupation	housewife	399	68.8
	private business	87	15
	daily worker	14	2.4
	salaried employed	61	10.5
	Student	19	3.3
Husband occupation	Farmer	153	26.4
	Daily worker	41	7.1
	private business	237	40.9
	salaried employed	124	21.4
	Student	3	0.5
	others	22	3.8
Monthly income	< 1000 ETB	174	30
	1001–2000 ETB	119	20
	2001–3675 ETB	142	25
	> 3675 ETB	145	24
Total family size	< 5	456	78.6
	5–6	89	15.3
	> 6	35	6
residence	urban	375	64.7
	rural	150	25.9
	peri-urban	55	9.4

keyETB = ethiopian birr(1US$ = 27ETB)