Table 1.
Maternal Sociodemographic Status, Behavioral and Medical Profiles Found in Sekota Town, Ethiopia, 2018/19
| Variables | Categories | Parasite Infections | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative No (%) | Positive No (%) | ||||
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 265 (70.9) | 109 (29.1) | 374 | 98.9 |
| Tigray | 0 | 4(100) | 4 | 1.1 | |
| Marital status | Single | 0 | 4 (100) | 4 | 1.1 |
| Divorced | 12 (100) | 0 | 12 | 3.2 | |
| Married | 233 (70.6) | 97 (29.4) | 330 | 87.3 | |
| Widowed | 20 (62.5) | 12 (37.5) | 32 | 8.5 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 228 (71.9) | 89 (28.1) | 317 | 83.9 |
| Muslim | 37 (60.7) | 24 (39.3) | 61 | 16.1 | |
| Education | Unable to read and write | 97 (61.8) | 60 (38.2) | 157 | 41.5 |
| Read and write | 35 (92.1) | 3 (7.9) | 38 | 10.1 | |
| Primary | 63 (76.8) | 19 (23.2) | 82 | 21.7 | |
| Secondary | 32 (80.0) | 8 (20.0) | 40 | 10.6 | |
| Above secondary | 38 (62.3) | 23 (37.7) | 61 | 16.1 | |
| Occupation | Housewife | 188 (68.4) | 87 (31.6) | 275 | 72.8 |
| Government employee | 34 (69.4) | 15 (30.6) | 49 | 13.0 | |
| Private employee | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | 11 | 2.9 | |
| Merchant | 36 (83.7) | 7 (16.3) | 43 | 11.4 | |
| History of abortion | Yes | 4 (100) | 0 | 4 | 1.1 |
| No | 261 (69.8) | 113 (30.2) | 374 | 98.9 | |
| History of diabetes | Yes | 4 (100) | 0 | 4 | 1.1 |
| No | 261 (69.8) | 113 (30.2) | 374 | 98.9 | |