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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers who delivered in health facilities of Dessie city, Ethiopia, 2018

From: Respectful delivery care and associated factors among mothers delivered in public health facilities of Dessie city, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age in years

 < 20 years

15

3.85

20–29 years

246

63.24

30–40 years

128

32.91

Place of residence

Rural

131

33.67

Urban

258

66.33

Marital status

Single

11

2.80

Married

378

97.20

Educational status

Can’t read and write

53

13.60

Can read and write only

41

10.50

Primary

115

29.60

Secondary

135

34.70

College and above

45

11.60

Religion

Orthodox

108

27.80

Muslim

268

68.90

Othersa

13

3.30

Ethnicity

Amhara

366

94.10

Oromo

14

3.60

Othersb

9

2.30

Occupation

Government employee

38

9.80

Merchant

32

8.20

Private employee

12

3.10

Housewife

262

67.30

Othersc

45

11.60

Wealth index

Lowest

78

20.10

Low

77

19.80

Medium

80

20.50

High

76

19.50

Highest

78

20.10

  1. aProtestant and Catholic, bTigrie and Afar and cstudent and jobless