Newborn care practices and its determinants among postnatal mothers in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of postnatal mothers at Dessie Referral Hospital, April 2018 (n = 418)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age in years	15–20	13	3.1
	21–35	361	86.4
	36–49	44	10.5
Marital status	Single	11	2.6
	Married	387	92.6
	Divorced	12	2.9
	Widowed	8	1.9
Religion	Orthodox	133	31.8
	Muslim	255	61.0
	Protestant	17	4.1
	Catholic	13	3.1
Ethnicity	Amhara	402	96.2
Ethnicity	Oromo	16	3.8
Educational status	Unable to read and write	57	13.6
	Able to read and write	37	8.9
	Primary education	172	41.1
	Secondary education	91	21.8
	College and above	61	14.6
Occupation	Housewife	294	70.3
	Private employee	28	6.7
	Government employee	42	10.0
	Merchant	42	10.0
	Student	12	3.0
Average monthly income of family (ETB)	151–650 ETB	11	2.6
	651–1400 ETB	31	7.4
	> 1401 ETB	376	90.0

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