Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of women who gave birth at Hawassa University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018–2019

Variables		Number	Percent (%)
Total		4004	100
Maternal age (years)	<20	187	4.7
	20–34	3467	86.6
	35 and above	347	8.7
	Not recorded	2	0.1
Residence	Urban	3669	91.6
	Rural	318	7.9
	Not recorded	17	0.4
Educational level	Cannot read and write	283	7.1
	Primary (1–8)	1741	43.5
	Secondary (9–12)	1233	30.8
	College and above	715	17.9
	Not recorded	32	0.8
Occupational status	Housewife	2834	70.8
	Merchant	307	7.7
	Employer	624	15.6
	Others*	167	4.2
	Not recorded	72	1.8
Marital status	Married	3949	98.6
	Single	29	0.7
	Divorced/widowed	9	0.2
	Not recorded	17	0.4
Referred to give birth	Yes	1468	36.7
	No	2536	63.3

*Daily labourer, student, farmer.