Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Respondents Who Gave Birth in Referral Hospitals of the Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia, 2020 (n=410)

Variables	Categories (n=410)	Frequency	%
Age	18–19	9	2.2
	20–24	72	17.6
	25–29	160	39.9
	30–34	84	20.5
	35 and above	85	20.7
Religion	Orthodox	325	79.5
	Catholic	3	0.7
	Muslim	23	5.6
	Protestant	59	14.4
Marital status	Married	352	85.9
	Single	34	8.3
	Divorced	23	5.6
	Widowed	1	0.2
Educational status	Unable to read and write	107	26.3
	Able to read and write	16	3.9
	Primary school	119	29.0
	Secondary school	70	17.1
	College and above	98	23.7
Occupation	Housewife	120	29.3
	Farmer	98	23.9
	Merchant(owns her own business)	64	15.6
	Government employee	61	14.9
	Private employee	44	10.7
	Student	9	2.2
	Unemployed	9	2.2
	Other a	5	1.2
Monthly income of the family(ETB)	≤ 999	73	17.8
	1000–1999	89	21.7
	≥ 2000	248	60.5
Residence	Urban	267	65.5
	Rural	143	34.9

Note: ^aDaily laborer.