Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and neonates admitted in NICU at selected governmental hospitals of Fiche, Kuyu, G/Meskel and Muka Turi, Oromia Region, Ethiopia 2021.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Residence	Urban	202	53.9
	Rural	173	46.1
Age of mothers (Years)	<20	18	4.8
	20–24	129	34.4
	25–29	97	25.9
	30–34	70	18.7
	≥35	61	16.3
Ethnic group	Oromo	276	73.6
	Amhara	76	20.3
	Tigre	7	1.9
	Others	16	4.9
Religion	Orthodox	217	57.9
	Protestant	100	26.7
	Muslim	30	8.0
	Others	24	6.4
Mother's Educational status	No formal Education	92	24.5
	Primary	104	27.7
	Secondary	103	27.5
	College and above	76	20.3
Mother's Occupation	House wife	169	45.1
	Merchants	58	15.5
	Government employee	50	13.3
	Private Employee	54	14.4
	Others	44	11.7
Age of neonate	≤7 days	283	75.5
	8–28 days	92	24.5
Sex of neonate	Male	187	49.9
	Female	188	50.1