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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of mother in Shashamane town, April, 2018

From: Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors: a study among mothers in Shashamane town, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency(n = 422)

Percent (%)

Age in year

 16–19

19

4.5

 20–24

164

38.9

 25–29

163

38.8

 30 and above

76

18.0

Marital status

 Single

16

3.8

 Married

394

93.4

 Divorced

11

2.6

 Widowed

1

0.2

Ethnicity

 Oromo

266

63

 Amara

62

14.5

 Wolayita

39

9.2

 Sidama

16

3.8

 Tigre

13

3.1

 Othera

27

6.4

Religion

 Muslim

154

36.5

 Orthodox

139

32.9

 Protestant

124

29.4

 Catholic

5

1.2

Occupation

 Unemployed

275

65.2

 Employer

43

10.2

 Merchant

60

14.2

 Private employer

26

6.2

 Farmer

1

0.2

 Othersb

17

4

Educational status

 No formal education

69

16.4

 Primary school

162

38.4

 Secondary and preparatory

134

31.8

 Collage and above

57

13.5

Monthly income

 Below 4000

243

57.6

 Above 4000

179

42.4

 Median 4000

  
  1. In ethnicity a = Guraga, Gamo, Gofa. In occupation b = students, Daly workers
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