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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics study participants in public health institutions of Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, December 1, 2020 to January 15, 2021(N = 264)

From: Determinants of pre-eclampsia among women attending delivery services in public health institutions of Debre Tabor Town: a case–control study

Characteristics

Pre-eclampsia

Case (88) No (%)

Control (176) No (%)

Age

 15–24

35 (39.8)

41 (23.3)

 25–34

43 (48.9)

86 (48.9)

 35–49

10 (11.3)

49 (27.8)

 Mean (SD), year

25.26 (5.45)

28.88 (6.55)

Residency

 Urban

36 (40.9)

85 (48.3)

 Rural

52 (59.1)

91 (51.7)

Ethnicity

 Amhara

70 (79.5)

170 (96.6)

 Others*

18 (20.5)

6 (3.4)

Religion

 Orthodox

54 (61.4)

161 (91.5)

 Muslim

13 (14.8)

12 (6.8)

 Others**

21 (23.8)

3 (1.7)

Educational status

 No formal education

24 (27.3)

41 (23.3)

 Primary

8 (9.1)

41 (23.3)

 Secondary

43 (48.9)

73 (41.5)

 Tertiary

13 (14.7)

21 (11.9)

Occupational status

 House wife

43 (48.9)

94 (53.4)

 Government employee

17 (19.3)

44 (25.0)

 Private business

23 (26.1)

31 (17.6)

 Others***

5 (5.7)

7 (4.0)

Marital status

 Married

78 (88.6)

139 (79.0)

 Others****

10 (11.4)

37 (21.0)

  1. *Oromo, tigray, gurage ** protestant, catholic *** employed at private sector, student and job finder **** single, widowed, separated