Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants among postpartum mothers in the South Gondar zone hospitals, Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of the mothers (years) | <20 20–34 ≥35 |
85 511 54 |
13.1 78.6 8.3 |
| Residence | Urban Rural |
426 224 |
65.5 34.5 |
| Marital status of the mothers | Married Others∗ |
644 6 |
99.1 0.9 |
| Religion | Orthodox Muslims |
629 19 |
96.8 2.9 |
| Protestant | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Education of the mothers | Unable to read and write Grade 1 -8 Grade 9-12 College and above |
191 181 103 175 |
29.4 27.8 15.8 26.9 |
| Occupation status of the mothers | Housewife Employed Merchant Student Farmer Daily laborer |
134 314 77 33 55 37 |
20.6 48.3 11.8 5.1 8.5 5.7 |
| Education of husband | Unable to read and write Grade 1 -8 Grade 9-12 College and above |
140 183 40 244 |
21.5 28.3 12.3 37.5 |
| Occupation of husband (n = 647) | Employed Merchant Student Farmer Daily laborer |
202 181 43 177 26 |
33.6 28.7 6.6 27.1 4.0 |
| Family monthly income | ≤1000 1001–1999 ≥2000 |
141 132 377 |
21.7 20.3 58.0 |
∗single and divorced, ∗∗: Muslim and Protestant.