Table 2: Socio-demographic characteristic of participants admitted to obstetrics wards of central Gondar zone public hospitals.
Components |
Category |
Frequency |
Percent |
Age (in years) |
15-19 |
22 |
5.2 |
20-24 |
103 |
24.1 |
|
25-29 |
147 |
34.4 |
|
30-34 |
96 |
22.5 |
|
35-39 |
49 |
11.5 |
|
40 and above |
10 |
2.3 |
|
Marital status |
Married |
396 |
|
Single |
22 |
5.2 |
|
Divorced |
7 |
1.6 |
|
Living together |
2 |
0.5 |
|
Religion |
Orthodox |
386 |
90.4 |
Muslim |
39 |
9.1 |
|
Protestant |
2 |
0.5 |
|
Residence |
Rural |
231 |
54.1 |
Urban |
196 |
45.9 |
|
Occupation |
Housewife |
141 |
33.0 |
Civil servant |
78 |
18.3 |
|
Farmer |
127 |
29.7 |
|
Business man |
57 |
13.3 |
|
Others |
24 |
5.5 |
|
Education level |
No formal education |
152 |
35.6 |
Grade 1-6 |
66 |
15.5 |
|
Grade 7-12 |
128 |
30.0 |
|
College or university |
81 |
19.0 |
|
Income per month (in birr) |
< 1000 birr |
100 |
23.4 |
1000-2000 |
174 |
40.7 |
|
2000-3000 |
91 |
21.3 |
|
3000-4000 |
29 |
6.8 |
|
> 4000 |
33 |
7.7 |