Table 1A.
Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women enrolled in the study whose baby's birth weight was measured or not, in Wondo Genet district, Ethiopia, 2017.
| Characteristics | Birth weight measurement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total participants, n (%) |
Missing, n (%) |
Measured, n (%) | P -value | |
| Total | 589 (100) | 84 (100) | 505 (100) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 304 (51.6) | 32 (38.1) | 272 (53.9) | 0.007 |
| Urban | 285 (48.4) | 52 (61.9) | 233 (46.1) | |
| Age of the mother | ||||
| 15–24 years | 233 (39.6) | 35 (41.7) | 198 (39.2) | 0.670 |
| 25–45 years | 356 (60.4) | 49 (58.3) | 307 (60.8) | |
| Education of the mother | ||||
| No education | 145 (24.6) | 12 (14.3) | 133 (26.3) | 0.018 |
| Formal education | 444 (75.4) | 72 (85.7) | 372 (73.7) | |
| Occupation of the mother | ||||
| Housewife | 472 (80.1) | 64 (76.2) | 408 (80.8) | 0.328 |
| Others | 117 (19.9) | 20 (23.8) | 97 (19.2) | |
| Monthly income (ETB*) | ||||
| <1,500 | 273 (46.3) | 38 (45.2) | 235 (46.5) | 0.742 |
| 1,500–2,999 | 214 (36.3) | 29 (34.5) | 185 (36.6) | |
| ≥3,000 | 102 (17.3) | 17 (20.2) | 85 (16.8) | |
| Religion of the mother | ||||
| Protestant | 540 (91.7) | 71 (84.5) | 469 (92.9) | 0.010 |
| Others | 49 (8.3) | 13 (15.5) | 36 (7.1) | |
| Alcohol drinking by mother | ||||
| No | 583 (99.0) | 83 (98.8) | 500 (99.0) | 1.000 |
| Yes | 6 (1.0) | 1 (1.2) | 5 (1.0) | |
| Husband's education | ||||
| No education | 113 (19.2) | 11 (13.1) | 102 (20.2) | 0.091 |
| Primary | 188 (31.9) | 23 (27.4) | 165 (32.7) | |
| Secondary and above | 288 (48.9) | 50 (59.5) | 238 (47.1) | |
| Husband's occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 251 (42.6) | 23 (27.4) | 228 (45.1) | 0.011 |
| Merchant | 168 (28.5) | 26 (31.0) | 142 (28.1) | |
| Government employee | 44 (7.5) | 9 (10.7) | 35 (6.9) | |
| Others | 126 (21.4) | 26 (31.0) | 100 (19.8) | |
| Alcohol drinking by husband | ||||
| No | 527 (89.5) | 74 (88.1) | 453 (89.7) | 0.657 |
| Yes | 62 (10.5) | 10 (11.9) | 52 (10.3) | |
| Social support | ||||
| Low | 40 (6.8) | 9 (10.7) | 31 (6.1) | 0.247 |
| Medium | 126 (21.4) | 15 (17.9) | 111 (22.0) | |
| Adequate | 423 (71.8) | 60 (71.4) | 363 (71.9) | |
ETB, Ethiopian Birr. P-value from chi-square test.