Table 2. Distribution of personal characteristics by time of death among reviewed maternal death in Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variable/category | Time of death | Number | significant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antepartum(n) (%) | Intrapartum(n) (%) | Postpartum(n) (%) | |||
| Age group | |||||
| 10_19 | 60(24.4) | 38(15.4) | 148(60.2) | 246 | 0.029 |
| 20_29 | 425(20.2) | 294(14) | 1382(65.8) | 2101 | |
| 30_39 | 330(19.1) | 289(16.7) | 1107(64.1) | 1726 | |
| 40_49 | 41(16.9) | 28(11.5) | 174(71.6) | 243 | |
| Residence area | |||||
| Urban | 132(20.5) | 75(11.6) | 438(67.9) | 645 | 0.032 |
| Rural | 724(19.7) | 574(15.6) | 2373(64.6) | 3671 | |
| Place of death | |||||
| On transit | 116(19.7) | 114(19.4) | 358(60.9) | 588 | 0.001 |
| Home | 117(15.6) | 85(11.3) | 550(73.1) | 752 | |
| Health facility | 623(20.9) | 450(15.2) | 1903(63.9) | 2976 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Unmarried | 65(22.8) | 39(13.6) | 182(63.6) | 286 | 0.41 |
| Married | 791(19.6) | 610(15.2) | 2629(65.2) | 4030 | |
| Religion | |||||
| Traditional | 5(14.7) | 8(23.5) | 21(61.8) | 34 | 0.303 |
| Muslim | 336(20.9) | 247(15.4) | 1021(63.7) | 1604 | |
| Christian | 515(19.2) | 394(14.7) | 1769(66.1) | 2678 | |
| Educational status | |||||
| Secondary and above | 60(17.0) | 58(16.4) | 235(66.6) | 353 | 0.18 |
| Primary | 78(17.0) | 78(17.0) | 303(66.0) | 459 | |
| Illiterate | 718(20.5) | 513(14.6) | 2273(64.9) | 3504 | |
| Parity | |||||
| 0–1 | 335(22.2) | 228(15.1) | 945(62.7) | 1508 | 0.001 |
| 2_4 | 342(20.0) | 269(15.7) | 1100(64.3) | 1711 | |
| 5 | 179(16.3) | 152(13.9) | 766(69.8) | 1097 | |
| History of ANC follow up | |||||
| Yes | 254(18.4) | 168(12.1) | 962(69.5) | 1384 | 0.001 |
| No | 602(20.5) | 481(16.4) | 1849(63.1) | 2932 | |