Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of respondents in Public hospitals in west shoa zone Oromia, Ethiopia April 2018
| Variables | categories | Cases 67 = (%) | Controls 213 = (%) | Total (N%) = 280 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | < 20 yrs | 16 (23.9) | 18 (8.4) | 29 (10.4) |
| 20-24 yrs | 4 (6.0) | 51 (23.9) | 72 (25.7) | |
| 25-29 yrs | 15 (22.4) | 91 (42.7) | 106 (37.9) | |
| 30-34 yrs | 21 (31.3) | 51 (23.9) | 42 (15.0) | |
| > 34 yrs | 11 (16.4) | 18 (8.5) | 31 (11.1) | |
| Residence | Urban | 20 (29.9) | 152 (71.4) | 172 (61.42) |
| Rural | 47 (70.1) | 61 (28.6) | 108 (38.6) | |
| Educational level | Tertiary(college or university | 4 (6.0) | 79 (37.1) | 83 (29.6) |
| Secondary | 25 (37.3) | 50 (23.5) | 75 (26.8) | |
| Primary None /no education | 18 (26.9) 20 (29.9) | 35 (16.4) 49 (23) | 53 (18.9) 69 (24.6) | |
| Monthly income | > 4500 | 5 (7.5) | 27 (12.5) | 32 (11.4) |
| 3501–4500 | 4 (6.0) | 40 (18.8) | 44 (15.7) | |
| 2501–3500 | 10 (14.9) | 73 (34.3) | 83 (29.9) | |
| 1501–2500 | 3 (4.5) | 41 (19.2) | 44 (15.7) | |
| 501–1500 | 16 (23.9) | 13 (6.1) | 29 (10.4) | |
| <=500 | 29 (43.3) | 19 (8.9) | 48 (17.1) | |
| Maternal occupation | Employed/government | 9 (13.4) | 59 (27.7) | 68 (24.3) |
| House wife | 5 (7.5) | 17 (8.0) | 22 (7.9) | |
| unemployed | 51 (76.1) | 131 (61.5) | 182 (65.0) | |
| Others | 2 (3.0) | 6 (2.8) | 8 (2.9) | |
| Marital status | Married | 62 (92.5) | 209 (98.1) | 271 (96.8) |
| single | 5 (1.9) | 5 (7.5) | 9 (3.2) | |
| Husbands ‘occupation | Employed/Government | 13 (19.4) | 80 (37.6) | 93 (33.2) |
| Merchant | 18 (26.9) | 102 (47.9) | 120 (42.9) | |
| Farmer | 35 (50.7) | 25 (11.7) | 60 (21.4) | |
| Other | – | 4 (1.9) | 4 (1.9) |