. 2019 Aug 19;85(1):115. doi: 10.5334/aogh.2578

Table 1.

Socio demographic and economic characteristics of mothers who gave birth at public and private hospitals in Hawassa city hospitals, Southern Ethiopia 2017, (n = 300).

Variables		Frequency	Percentage

Age	18–22	68	22.7
	23–27	100	33.3
	28–32	99	33.0
	33–37	25	8.3
	38–45	8	2.7
Religion	Orthodox Christian	86	28.7
	Protestant	145	48.3
	Muslim	56	18.7
	Catholic	2	.7
	Jehovah witness	3	1.0
	other^Ω	8	2.7
Ethnicity	Sidama	106	35.3
	Wolayta	45	15.0
	Amara	62	20.7
	Oromo	78	26.0
	Other^©	9	3.0
Marital status	Single	9	3.0
	Divorced	3	1.0
	Widowed	1	.3
	Married	287	95.7
Occupation of the mother	House wife	137	45.7
	Government employed	73	24.3
	NGO employed	14	4.7
	Private	44	14.7
	Student	25	8.3
	Other^®	7	2.3
Occupation of spouse	Farmer	55	18.3
	Government employee	115	38.3
	NGO employee	20	6.7
	Private	95	31.7
	Student	5	1.7
	Other^€	10	3.3
Residency	Urban	233	77.7
Residency	Rural	67	22.3
Monthly income	Extreme poor	60	20.0
	Under poverty	24	8.0
	Above poverty	216	72.0
Educational status of mother	Illiterate	48	16.0
	Read and write	7	2.3
	Primary school complete	66	22.0
	Secondary school complete	64	21.3
	Above secondary school	21	7.0
	Graduated from college or university	94	31.3