Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of newborn mothers delivered at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018.
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal age | |
| ≤20 years | 38 (15.3) |
| 21-34 years | 263 (75.6) |
| ≥35 years | 47 (13.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 217 (62.4) |
| Widowed | 19 (5.5) |
| Divorced | 48 (13.8) |
| Single | 64 (18.4) |
| Maternal education | |
| Illiterate | 103 (29.6) |
| Primary education | 101 (29) |
| Secondary education | 94 (27) |
| Collage and above | 50 (14.4) |
| Maternal occupation | |
| Housewife | 135 (38.8) |
| Farmer | 55 (15.8) |
| Government employee | 88 (25.3) |
| Nongovernmental employee | 27 (7.8) |
| Merchant | 41 (11.8) |
| Others∗ | 2 (0.6) |
∗Daily laborers.