Table 1.
Socio Demographic, Maternal, and Obstetrics Characteristics of Study Participants at Kersa HDSS from 2008 to 2019.
| Freq. | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of neonate (n = 38 541) | ||
| Female | 18 265 | 47.39 |
| Male | 20 276 | 52.61 |
| Residence (n = 38 529) | ||
| Harar | 5659 | 14.69 |
| Kersa rural | 30 135 | 78.21 |
| Kersa semi urban | 2735 | 7.10 |
| Maternal education (n = 38 376) | ||
| Literate | 13 064 | 34.04 |
| Read and write | 714 | 1.86 |
| Neither read nor write | 24 598 | 64.10 |
| Mothers occupation (n = 38 415) | ||
| Housewife | 31 085 | 80.92 |
| Unemployed | 4408 | 11.47 |
| Paid employee | 1159 | 3.02 |
| Merchant | 1081 | 2.81 |
| Daily Laborer | 682 | 1.78 |
| Gravida (n = 38 410) | ||
| Primi gravid | 7604 | 19.80 |
| Multi gravida | 30 806 | 80.20 |
| Ante natal care follow up (n = 27 101) | ||
| Yes | 12 336 | 45.52 |
| No | 14 765 | 54.48 |
| Parity (n = 36 844) | ||
| Primi para | 6559 | 17.80 |
| Multi para | 30 285 | 82.20 |
| Place of delivery (n = 38 529) | ||
| At home | 25 195 | 65.39 |
| At health facility | 13 334 | 34.61 |
| Duration of pregnancy (n = 38 514) | ||
| Term | 27 912 | 72.47 |
| Pre-term | 524 | 1.36 |
| Post term | 10 078 | 26.17 |
| Birth weight (n = 26 847) | ||
| Small | 2384 | 8.88 |
| Normal | 21 294 | 79.32 |
| Big | 3169 | 11.80 |
| Age at 1st child birth (n = 38 443) | ||
| 20 and below | 30 860 | 80.27 |
| Above 20 | 7583 | 19.73 |