Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants who gave birth in Amhara region, referral hospitals, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 405).
| Variable | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | Total N (%) |
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| Age (Year) | |||
| <20 | 3 (2.2) | 11 (4.1) | 14 (3.5) |
| 20–34 | 104 (77.1) | 227 (84.1) | 331 (81.7) |
| ≥35 | 28 (20.7) | 32 (11.9) | 60 (14.8) |
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| Religion | |||
| Christian | 130 (96.3) | 249 (92.3) | 379 (93.6) |
| Muslim | 5 (3.7) | 21 (7.8) | 26 (6.4) |
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| Ethnicity | |||
| Amhara | 131 (97) | 260 (96.3) | 391 (96.5) |
| Other∗ | 4 (3.0) | 10 (3.5) | 14 (3.5) |
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| Educational status | |||
| No formal education | 64 (47.4) | 70 (25.9) | 134 (33.1) |
| Primary education | 23 (17.0) | 49 (18.1) | 72 (17.8) |
| Secondary and above | 48 (35.6) | 151 (55.9) | 199 (49.1) |
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| Spouse educational status (N = 400) | |||
| No formal education | 59 (44) | 71 (27) | 130 (32.8) |
| Primary education | 18 (13.4) | 36 (13.5) | 54 (13.4) |
| Secondary and above | 57 (42.5) | 159 (59.6) | 216 (53.8) |
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| Spouse occupational status (N = 400) | |||
| Farmer | 63 (47.0) | 83 (31.2) | 146 (36.5) |
| Merchant | 15 (11.2) | 58 (21.8) | 73 (18.0) |
| Student | 3 (2.3) | 0 | 3 (0.8) |
| Government employee | 31 (23.3) | 84 (31.3) | 115 (28.8) |
| Daily laborer | 6 (4.5) | 16 (6.0) | 22 (5.5) |
| Others∗∗ | 16 (11.9) | 25 (9.4) | 41 (10.4) |
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| Occupation | |||
| House wife | 94 (69.6) | 174 (64.4) | 268 (66.2) |
| Government employee | 27 (20.0) | 58 (21.5) | 85 (21.0) |
| Merchant | 7 (5.2) | 17 (6.3) | 24 (5.9) |
| Student | 2 (1.5) | 5 (1.9) | 7 (1.7) |
| Daily labor | 3 (2.2) | 11 (4.1) | 14 (3.5) |
| Others∗∗∗ | 2 (1.5) | 5 (1.9) | 7 (1.7) |
∗Oromo and Bishangul Gumz. ∗∗Car driver and private employee. ∗∗∗Barbara shop and private employee.