Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of women attending public health hospitals in Omo District for antenatal and delivery services, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 519)
Variables | Case n = 167 | Control n = 352 | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | No | % | No | % | Â |
 Less than 20 | 45 | 26.9 | 80 | 22.7 | 0.19 |
 20–34 | 110 | 65.9 | 237 | 67.3 | 0.39 |
 Above 34 | 12 | 7.2 | 35 | 10 | 1:00 |
Marital status | |||||
 Married | 161 | 96.4 | 325 | 92.3 | 0.08 |
 Unmarried | 6 | 3.6 | 27 | 7.7 | 1:00 |
Residence | |||||
 Urban | 89 | 53.3 | 201 | 57.1 | 0.41 |
 Rural | 78 | 46.7 | 151 | 42.9 | 1:00 |
Educational Status | |||||
 No formal education | 41 | 24.6 | 77 | 21.9 | 1:00 |
 Primary | 47 | 28.0 | 106 | 30.1 | 0.48 |
 Secondary | 39 | 23.4 | 97 | 27.6 | 0.30 |
 College and above | 40 | 24.0 | 72 | 20.4 | 0.88 |
Religion | |||||
 Orthodox | 85 | 50.9 | 180 | 51.1 | 0.14 |
 Protestant | 66 | 39.5 | 142 | 40.3 | 0.10 |
 Muslim | 9 | 5.4 | 24 | 6.9 | 0.11 |
 Others | 7 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.7 | 1:00 |
Maternal Occupation | |||||
 Housewife | 94 | 56.3 | 180 | 51.1 | 0.47 |
 Merchant | 26 | 15.6 | 49 | 13.9 | 0.49 |
 Gov’t employee | 15 | 8.9 | 49 | 13.9 | 0.67 |
 Private worker | 8 | 4.8 | 25 | 7.1 | 0.76 |
 Student | 16 | 9.6 | 28 | 8.0 | 0.44 |
 Others | 8 | 4.8 | 21 | 6.0 | 1:00 |
Paternal Occupation | |||||
 Gov’t employee | 45 | 22.8 | 98 | 29.63 | 0.30 |
 Merchant | 43 | 33.5 | 114 | 28.77 | 0.13 |
 Farmer | 59 | 31.7 | 96 | 29.10 | 0.74 |
 Private | 8 | 6.6 | 27 | 6.84 | 0.12 |
 Others | 12 | 5.4 | 17 | 5.70 | 1:00 |