Practice of non-institutional delivery and its associated factors among women who gave birth in Southern Ethiopia, 2022

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents at Boloso Bombe Woreda in Southern Ethiopia, 2022(n = 252)

Socio-demographic characteristics		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Respondents’ age	15–29	140	55.6
	30–40	83	32.9
	41–49	29	11.5
Respondents’ educational level	Cannot read and write	42	16.7
	Can read and write	59	23.4
	Primary school	39	15.9
	Secondary school and above	112	44.4
Respondents’ occupation	House wife	122	48.4
	Merchant	73	29
	Civil servant	37	14.7
	Daily laborer	20	7.9
Partners’ education	Cannot read and write	17	6.7
	Can read and write	76	30.2
	Primary school	64	25.4
	Secondary school and above	95	37.7
Partners’ occupation	Farmer	114	45.2
	Merchant	82	32.5
	Civil servant	45	17.9
	Others⁺	11	4.4
Respondents ethnicity	Wolaita	176	69.8
	Gamo-Gofa	22	8.2
	Kambata	41	16.3
	Amhara	11	4.3
	Others⁺⁺	6	2.4
Respondents’ religious	Orthodox	69	27.4
	Muslim	56	22.2
	Protestants	78	31
	Others⁺⁺⁺	49	19.4
Respondents’ marital status	Married	205	81.3
	Single	16	6.3
	Others⁺⁺⁺⁺	31	12.3
Decision maker	Women	145	57.5
Decision maker	Husband	107	42.5
House hold head	Women	53	21
	Husband	199	79

+-Private employee, unemployed, Students, Daily laborer; ++-Oromo, Hadiya, Gurage,; +++-Apostolic, Catholic, Joba,; ++++-Widowed, Divorced

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