Determinants of neural tube defects among women who gave birth in hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia: evidence from a matched case control study

Table 1 Demographic data of the cases and controls in Eastern Ethiopia

Variables	Categories	Cases		Controls		P
Variables	Categories	n	%	n	%	P
Marital Status	Married	134	97.1	135	97.8	0.605 ^a
Marital Status	Divorced	3	2.2	3	2.2	0.605 ^a
Maternal age	18–24	37	26.8	57	41.3	0.036
	25–34	67	48.6	86	62.3
	> 34	14	10.1	15	10.9
Partner age	20–34	110	79.7	111	80.4	0.88 ^a
Partner age	> 35	28	20.3	27	19.6	0.88 ^a
Partner educational status	Non formal education	9	6.5	8	5.8	0.54 ^a
	Formal (1–12)	106	76.8	99	72.3
	College and above	23	16.7	30	21.9
Occupational Status of mother	Governmental	13	9.4	9	6.5	0.695 ^a
	Madam	90	65.2	89	64.5
	Private	15	10.9	20	14.5
	Daily worker	20	14.5	20	14.5
Partner occupational status	Governmental	27	19.6	31	22.5	0.259 ^a
	Private	34	24.6	44	31.9
	Daily worker	14	10.1	16	11.6
	Farmer	63	45.7	47	34.1
Blood relation with your partner	No	133	96.4	133	96.4	1.000 ^b
Family size	1–5 > 5	110 28	79.7 20.3	89 49	64.5 35.5	0.005 ^a

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