Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of mother attended for delivery service in public hospitals Benishangul Gumuz region, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 404).

Variables	Variable category	Frequency (N)	%
Residence	Urban	236	58.4
	Rural	168	41.6
Age (years)	<25	159	39.3
	25–34	223	55.2
	⩾35	22	5.5
Educational status	Have no formal education	159	39.4
	Primary school	81	20.0
	Secondary school	64	15.8
	College and above	100	24.8
Ethnicity	Berta	94	23.3
	Amhara	128	31.7
	Gumuz	40	9.9
	Oromo	55	13.6
	Shinasha	42	10.4
	Agew	29	7.1
	Other a	16	4.0
Religion	Orthodox	200	49.5
	Muslim	152	37.6
	Protestant	46	11.4
	Other b	6	1.5
Marital status	Married	384	95.0
	Not married	20	5.0
Occupation	House wife	182	45.0
	Government employee	124	30.7
	Merchant	79	19.5
	Other c	19	4.7

^aKambata, Wolayita, Gurage, Tigre.

^bCatholic and Wakefeta.

^cDaily laborer, student.