Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of women suspected of puerperal sepsis at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017, (n = 166)
| Variable | Frequency N, (%) | Bacterial isolates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, N (%) | No, N (%) | |||
| Age | 18–24 | 68 (41) | 22 (32.4) | 46 (67.6) |
| 25–34 | 69 (41.6) | 17 (24.6) | 52 (75.4) | |
| 35–42 | 29 (17.5) | 17 (58.6) | 12 (41.4) | |
| Educational Status | Illiterate | 70 (42.2) | 29 (41.4) | 41 (58.6) |
| 1–4 grade | 14 (8.4) | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) | |
| 5–8 Grade | 21 (12.7) | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | |
| Secondary and Above | 61 (36.7) | 13 (21.3) | 38 (78.7) | |
| Occupation | Government Employee | 36 (27.7) | 7 (19.4) | 29 (80.6) |
| Farmer | 65 (39.2) | 26 (40) | 39 (60) | |
| Merchant | 17 (10.2) | 8 (47) | 9 (53) | |
| House Wife | 37 (22.2) | 13 (35.1) | 24 (64.9) | |
| Other | 11 (6.7) | 2 (18.2) | 9 (81.8) | |
| Residence | Rural | 86 (51.8) | 26 (30.2) | 60 (69.8) |
| Urban | 80 (48.2) | 30 (37.5) | 50 (62.5) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 148 (89.2) | 48 (32.4) | 100 (67.6) |
| Muslim | 18 (10.8 | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) | |