Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers of the neonates admitted to Arba Minch and Jinka General Hospital NICUs, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 346).

Variable		Frequency	Percent
Age	< 20 years	60	17.3
	20–30 years	264	76.3
	> 30 years	22	6.4
Religion	Protestant	216	62.4
	Orthodox	103	29.8
	Muslim	10	2.9
	Traditional	17	4.9
Zone	Gamo Gofa	118	34.1
	South Omo	213	61.6
	Segen Area	13	3.8
	Other Zones	2	0.5
Occupation	House wife	248	71.7
	Private business	24	6.9
	Governmental employee	31	9.0
	Farmer	27	7.8
	Daily laborer/ pastoralist	16	4.6
Husband’s occupation (n = 341)	Farmer	169	49.6
	Private business	77	22.6
	Governmental employee	74	21.7
	Daily laborers & Pastoralists	21	6.2
Educational status	Unable to read & write	129	37.3
	Read & Write	7	2.0
	Elementary school	34	9.8
	Secondary school	70	20.2
	High school/preparatory	64	18.5
	Above grade12	42	12.1
Husband’s educational status (n = 341)	Unable to read & write	97	28.4
	Elementary school	35	10.3
	Secondary school	79	23.2
	High school/preparatory	85	24.9
	Above grade12	45	13.2
Mother has her own income	Yes	125	36.1
	No	221	63.9