Table 1.
Socio-demographic characters of the mother who gave birth at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia 2018
| Variables | Cases (n = 110) | Controls (n = 220) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| Age of Mothers | |||
| < 24 | 39(35.45%) | 72(32.73%) | 0.001* |
| 25–29 | 31(28.18%) | 103(46.82%) | |
| > 30 | 40(36.36%) | 45(20.45%) | |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 55(50%) | 57(25.91%) | 0.001* |
| Urban | 55(50%) | 163(74.09%) | |
| Educational level | |||
| No formal education | 46(41.82%) | 74(33.64%) | 0.001* |
| Primary school | 41(37.27%) | 53(24.09%) | |
| Secondary school | 12(11%) | 29(13.18%) | |
| Above secondary school | 11(10%) | 64(29.09%) | |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 12(11%) | 37(16.82%) | 0.243 |
| Protestant | 55(50%) | 112(50.91%) | |
| Muslim | 37(33.64%) | 62(28.18%) | |
| Catholic | 6(5.45%) | 6(2.73%) | |
| Others1 | 0 | 3(1.36%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Sidama | 40(36.36%) | 78(35.45%) | 0.127 |
| Oromo | 42(38.18%) | 64(29.09%) | |
| Amhara | 12(11%) | 19(8.63%) | |
| Wolayta | 7(6.36%) | 25(11.36%) | |
| Others2 | 9(8.18%) | 34(15.45%) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Government Employee | 28(25.45%) | 72(32.73%) | 0.384 |
| Housewife | 59(53.64%) | 109(49.55%) | |
| Others3 | 23(20.91%) | 39(17.73%) | |
| Has Refrigerator No | 87(70.09%) | 116(52.73%) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 23(20.91%) | 104(47.27%) | |
| Animal breeding | |||
| No | 66(60%) | 164(74.55%) | 0.007 |
| Yes | 44(40%) | 56(25.45%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 108(98.18%) | 217(98.64%) | 0.75 |
| Others4 | 2(1.82%) | 3(1.36%) | |
Others2: gurage, silte, gedeo, dawuro
Others3: student, daily laborer,
Others4: widowed, divorced