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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of mothers with their index neonates admitted in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital neonatal intensive care unit North West Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 423)

From: Proportion of neonatal sepsis and determinant factors among neonates admitted in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital neonatal Intensive care unit Northwest Ethiopia 2017

Variables

Categories

Frequency (n = 411)

Percent (%)

Age of mothers

 < 35 years

260

61.5

≥ 35 years

163

38.5

Residence

Urban

327

77.3

Rural

96

22.7

Marital status

Currently married

346

81.4

Currently un married

77

18.6

Religion

Orthodox

384

90.8

Muslim

35

8.3

Protestant

4

0.9

Educational level

Not attended formal education

315

74.5

Attended formal education

108

25.5

Occupation

House wife

135

31.9

Employed

179

42.3

Othersa

109

25.8

Sex of neonate

Male

221

52.5

Female

202

47.5

Age of neonate

1–7 days

417

98.1

8–28 days

6

1.9

  1. Othersa = students, daily laborers and merchants