Table 2.

Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics of Mothers of Neonates Admitted to NICU in Central Gondar Zone Primary Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Residence	Urban	143	42.3
	Rural	195	57.7
Maternal age	15–19 years	46	13.6
	20–24 years	82	24.3
	25–29 years	114	33.7
	30–34 years	46	13.6
	≥ 35 years	50	14.8
Marital status	Married	322	95.3
	Unmarried	16	4.7
Maternal educational level	Unable to read and write	136	40.2
	Able to read and write	87	25.7
	Primary education	57	16.9
	Secondary education	45	13.3
	Certificate and above	13	3.8
Occupation	Housewife	256	75.7
	Government employee	45	15.3
	NGO (private)	14	4.1
	Others*	23	6.8
Monthly income	< 900 birr	97	28.7
	900–1200 birr	78	23.1
	1201–2050 birr	79	23.4
	> 2050 birr	84	24.8
Religion	Orthodox	330	97.7
	Muslim	8	2.3

Note: *Merchant, daily labourer, and house servant.