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Table 1 Distribution of socio demographic characteristics of cases and controls attending public hospitals of Central zone, Tigray Region, North Ethiopia 2018

From: Risk factors of birth asphyxia among newborns in public hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia 2018

Variables

Category

Cases

Controls

Total

n = 88 (%)

n = 176 (%)

n = 264 (%)

Religion

Orthodox

76 (85.4)

150 (85.4)

226 (85.6)

Muslim and others

12 (13.63)

26 (14.7)

38 (14.4)

Residence

Urban

64 (36.4)

112 (63.6)

151 (57.2)

Rural

49 (55.7)

64 (36.4)

113 (42.8)

Educational status

Unable to write and read

30 (34.1)

28 (15.9)

58 (22.0)

Primary school

20 (22.7)

48 (27.3)

68 (25.8)

Secondary school

24 (27.3)

67 (38.1)

91 (34.5)

Diploma and above

14 (15.9)

33 (18.8)

47 (17.8)

Marital status

Married

75 (85.2)

166 (94.3)

241 (91.3)

Single

11 (12.5)

8 (4.5)

19 (7.2)

Divorced

2 (2.3)

2 (1.1)

4 (1.5)

Occupational status

Housewife

47 (53.4)

89 (50.6)

136 (51.5)

Civil servant

8 (9.1)

30 (17.0)

38 (14.4)

Private worker

15 (17.0)

29 (16.5)

44 (16.7)

Farmer

9 (10.2)

18 (10.2)

27 (10.2)

Student

9 (10.2)

10 (5.7)

19 (7.2)

Sex of newborns

Male

41 (46.6)

94 (53.4)

135 (51.1)

Female

47 (53.4)

82 (46.6)

129 (48.9)