Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers who gave birth at public hospitals in Sidama region, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 405).

Variables	Category	Cases (n = 135)		Controls (n = 270)
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%	P
Age	15–24	50	37%	91	33.7%	0.433
	25–34	49	36.3%	90	33.3%
	≥35	36	26.7%	89	33%
Marital status	Unmarried	24	17.8%	38	14.1%	0.329
	Married	111	82.2%	232	85.9%
Residence	Urban	70	51.8%	195	72.2%	0.005
	Rural	65	48.2%	75	27.8%
Educational status	No formal education	55	40.7%	60	22.2%	0.001
	Primary education	35	25.9%	109	40.4%
	Secondary education	14	10.4%	54	20%
	Diploma and above	31	23%	47	17.4%
Household monthly income	< 1500	38	28.1%	55	20.4%	0.138
	1500–2499	46	34.1%	85	31.5%
	2500–3499	30	22.2%	86	31.9%
	≥ 3500	21	15.6%	44	16.3%
Number of family member	< 5	18	13.3%	29	10.7%	0.443
	≥ 5	117	86.7%	241	89.3%

%; Percentage.