Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and information about POP of respondents in Hawassa city public hospitals, 2020
Variables | Controls(154) | Cases(77) | X2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age grouped | ||||
< 40 | 76(49.4%) | 17(22.1%) | ||
> = 40 | 78(50.6%) | 60(77.9%) | 15.9 | 0.000 |
Residence of the respondent’s | ||||
Urban | 101(65.6%) | 34(44.2%) | ||
Rural | 53(34.4%) | 43(55.8%) | 9.7 | 0.002 |
Religion of the respondent’s | ||||
Orthodox | 35(22.7%) | 21(27.3%) | ||
Islam | 32(20.8%) | 18(23.4%) | ||
Protestant | 71(46.1%) | 27(35.1%) | ||
Catholic | 11(7.1%) | 8(10.4%) | ||
Other | 5(3.2%) | 3(3.9%) | 2.8 | 0.593 |
Job types of the respondent’s | ||||
House wife | 62(40.3%) | 33(42.9%) | ||
Merchant | 32(20.8%) | 13(16.9%) | ||
Government employee | 22(14.3%) | 15(19.5%) | ||
NGO employee | 13(8.4%) | 8(10.4%) | ||
Daily labor | 14(9.1%) | 8(10.4%) | ||
Student | 11(7.1%) | 0(0.0%) | 7.15 | 0.209 |
Work load of the respondent’s | ||||
Light work | 99(64.3%) | 25(32.5%) | ||
Heavy forceful work | 55(35.7%) | 52(67.5%) | 20.9 | 0.000 |
Marital status of participants | ||||
Married | 16(82%) | 48(62.3%) | ||
Divorced | 21(13.6%) | 11(14.3%) | ||
Widowed | 28(18.2%) | 18(23.4%) | 0.98 | 0.614 |
Educational label | ||||
Illiterate | 50(32.5%) | 30(39.0%) | ||
Read and write | 17(11.0%) | 2(2.6%) | ||
Primary and secondary | 61(39.6%) | 41(53.2%) | ||
Higher education | 26(16.9%) | 4(5.2%) | 12.6 | 0.005 |
Household monthly income | ||||
< = 1025 | 85(55.2%) | 51(66.2%) | ||
1026–3995 | 26(16.98% | 19(24.7%) | ||
> 3995 | 43(27.9% | 7(9.1%) | 11.07 | 0.004 |