Table 1 Distribution of mothers by socio demographic characteristics in Axum St. Marries hospital and Aksum university comprehensive specialized hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018
From: Prevalence and associated factors of low birth weight in Axum town, Tigray, North Ethiopia
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of mothers (years) | < 20 | 80 | 26 |
20–34 | 208 | 67.5 | |
≥ 35 | 20 | 6.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox Christian | 296 | 96.1 |
Muslim | 9 | 2.9 | |
Others | 3 | 1.0 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 157 | 51 |
Able to read and write | 17 | 5.5 | |
Primary school (1–8) | 34 | 11 | |
Secondary school (9–12) | 61 | 19.8 | |
College and above | 38 | 12.3 | |
Marital status | Single | 5 | 1.6 |
Married | 286 | 92.9 | |
Divorced | 3 | 1.0 | |
Separated | 9 | 2.6 | |
Widowed | 5 | 1.6 | |
Occupation | Employed | 67 | 21.8 |
Housewife | 133 | 43.2 | |
Farmer | 91 | 29.5 | |
Merchants | 14 | 4.5 | |
Daily laborer | 3 | 1 | |
Monthly income (Birr) | < 500 | 52 | 16.9 |
500–1000 | 95 | 30.8 | |
> 1000–2000 | 78 | 25.3 | |
> 2000 | 83 | 26.9 | |
Residence | Urban | 188 | 61 |
Rural | 120 | 39 |