Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of study participants attending in public hospitals of Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variable | Category | Cases = N (%) | Controls = N (%) | Total = N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother age(in year) | ≤19 | 2(2.1) | 8(4.1) | 10(3.4) |
| 20–24 | 44(45.4) | 66(34) | 110(37.8) | |
| 25–29 | 35(36.1) | 88(45.4) | 123(42.3) | |
| 30–34 | 10(10.3) | 21(10.8) | 31(10.7) | |
| ≥35 | 11(5.7) | 6(6.2) | 17(5.8) | |
| Marital status | Married | 89(91.8) | 192(99) | 281(96.6) |
| Other± | 8(8.2) | 2(1) | 10(3.4) | |
| Ethnicity | Sidama | 68(70.1) | 128(66) | 196(67.3) |
| Amhara | 19(19.6) | 33(17) | 52(17.8) | |
| Oromo | 7(7.2) | 24(12.4) | 31(10.6) | |
| Other© | 3(3) | 9(4.6) | 12(4.1) | |
| Resident | Urban | 14(14.4) | 80(41.2) | 94(32.3) |
| Rural | 83(85.6) | 114(58.8) | 197(67.7) | |
| Mother occupation | Civil servant | 19(19.6) | 28(14.4) | 47(16.2) |
| House wife | 46(47.4) | 103(53.1) | 149(51.2) | |
| Merchant | 18(18.6) | 41(21.1) | 59(20.3) | |
| Other® | 14(14.4) | 22(11.3) | 36(12.4) | |
| Monthly family income in ETB | <1500 | 33(34) | 59(30.4) | 92(31.6) |
| 1500–2999 | 28(28.9) | 57(29.4) | 85(29.2) | |
| 3000–4499 | 14(14.4) | 43(22.2) | 57(19.6) | |
| 4500–5999 | 4(4.1) | 12(6.2) | 16(5.5) | |
| ≥6000 | 18(18.6) | 23(11.9) | 41(14) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 17(17.5) | 31(16) | 48(16.5) |
| Muslim | 10(10.3) | 28(14.4) | 38(13.1) | |
| Protestant | 63(64.9) | 120(61.9) | 183(62.9) | |
| Catholic | 7(7.2) | 15(7.7) | 22(7.6) | |
| Neonatal age in hrs. | ≤3hr | 44(45.4) | 107(55.2) | 151(51.9) |
| >3hr | 53(54.6) | 87(44.8) | 140(48.1) | |
| Neonate sex | Male | 50(51.5) | 85(43.8) | 135(46.4) |
| Female | 47(48.5) | 109(56.2) | 156(53.6) |
NB: ±Widowed, Divorce, © Tigre, Gedeo, Wolayita ® Student, Private organization, Daily labor.