Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of women in postpartum period in Hossana town, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 368).

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Age	15–19	19	5.2
	20–24	25	6.8
	25–29	182	49.5
	30–34	81	22.0
	> = 35	61	16.6
Marital status	Married	357	97
	Single	4	1.1
	Divorced	7	1.9
Ethnicity	Hadiya	226	61.4
	Kambata	62	16.8
	Amhara	40	10.9
	Oromo	5	1.4
	Silte	30	8.2
	Wolayita	5	1.4
Religion	Orthodox	75	20.4
	Muslim	35	9.5
	Protestant	230	62.5
	Catholic	18	4.9
	Adventist	10	2.7
Educational status	No formal education	12	3.3
	Read and write	108	29.3
	Primary education	75	20.4
	Secondary education	61	16.6
	Diploma & above	112	30.4
Monthly income	<18.36USD*	38	10.3
	18.39–36.71USD	69	18.8
	> = 36.75USD	261	70.9

*1ETB = 0.03671USD