Table 2 Socio demographic characteristics among post-partum mothers in mekelle city public hospitals, 2021
Variables | Cases | Controls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age in years | |||
< 21 | 21(18.9%) | 14(4.4%) | 35(8.1%) |
21–34 | 77(69.4%) | 271(84.7%) | 348(80.7%) |
> = 35 | 13(11.7%) | 35(10.9%) | 48(11.1%) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 102(91.9%) | 292(91.3%) | 394(91.4%) |
Single | 5(4.5%) | 11(3.4%) | 16(3.7%) |
Othersa | 4(3.6%) | 17(5.3%) | 21(4.9%) |
Ethnicity | |||
Tigray | 104(93.7%) | 305(95.3%) | 409(94.9%) |
Afar | 4(3.6%) | 10(3.1%) | 14(3.2%) |
Amara | 3(2.7%) | 5(1.6%) | 8(1.9%) |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 91(82%) | 257(80.3%) | 348(80.7%) |
Muslim | 12(10.8%) | 45(14.1%) | 57(13.2%) |
Protestant | 6(5.4%) | 13(4.1%) | 19(4.4%) |
Catholic | 2(1.8%) | 5(1.6%) | 7(1.6%) |
Residence | |||
Rural | 57(51.4%) | 65(20.3%) | 122(28.3%) |
Urban | 54(48.6%) | 255(79.7%) | 309(71.7%) |