Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Mother-Newborn Pairs Who Admitted to the NICU in HFSUH eastern Ethiopia From October 2019 to January 2020 (n = 420).
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | Less than 18 years | 66 | 15.7 |
| 18-35years | 317 | 75.5 | |
| More than 35 years | 37 | 8.8 | |
| Residence | Urban | 155 | 37.0 |
| Rural | 265 | 63.0 | |
| Marital status | Not married | 6 | 1.4 |
| Married | 414 | 98.6 | |
| Gestational age in weeks | Less than 34 wk | 19 | 4.5 |
| 34-36 wk | 110 | 26.2 | |
| 37-42 wk | 291 | 69.3 | |
| Sex of newborn | Male | 197 | 46.9 |
| Female | 223 | 53.1 | |
| Birth weight in grams | 1000-1500 | 23 | 5.5 |
| 1500-2500 | 81 | 19.3 | |
| 2500-4000 | 316 | 75.2 |