Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics among mothers delivered at public health facilities in Hawassa city, Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondent | ||
 < 20 | 76 | 19.4 |
 20–25 | 142 | 36.2 |
 26–30 | 135 | 34.4 |
 > 30 | 39 | 9.9 |
Educational status of the respondent | ||
 Secondary and below | 290 | 74.0 |
 College and above | 102 | 26.0 |
Occupational status of respondents | ||
 Housewife | 211 | 53.8 |
 Governmental employee | 77 | 19.6 |
 Merchant/private employee | 70 | 17.9 |
 Student | 27 | 6.9 |
 Othersa | 7 | 1.8 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 384 | 98.0 |
 Single | 8 | 2.04 |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 364 | 92.9 |
 Rural | 28 | 7.1 |
Average monthly income of the family (ETB) | ||
 0–36,000 | 163 | 41.6 |
 36,001–60,000 | 100 | 25.5 |
 > 60,001 | 129 | 32.9 |
Religion of respondents | ||
 Protestant | 223 | 56.9 |
 Orthodox | 103 | 26.3 |
 Muslim | 58 | 14.8 |
 Othersb | 8 | 2.0 |
Husband occupational status | ||
 Merchant | 111 | 28.3 |
 Governmental employee | 105 | 26.8 |
 Private employee | 119 | 30.4 |
 Othersc | 49 | 12.1 |
 Not applicable | 8 | 2.0 |
Husband educational status | ||
 No formal education | 24 | 6.1 |
 Primary school | 102 | 26.0 |
 Secondary school | 117 | 29.8 |
 College and above | 141 | 36.0 |
 Not applicable | 8 | 2.0 |