Table 3 Socio-Demographic characteristics of Respondents, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, September 2012-April 2013 (n = 3,463)
From: Neonatal care practice and factors affecting in Southwest Ethiopia: a mixed methods study
Variables | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Residence | ||
Urban | 861 | 24.9 |
Rural | 2602 | 75.1 |
Age (Years) | ||
<20 | 174 | 5.0 |
20-29 | 2209 | 63.8 |
≥30 | 1080 | 31.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 3033 | 87.6 |
Amhara | 169 | 4.9 |
Dawuro | 96 | 2.8 |
Others* | 165 | 4.7 |
Religion | ||
Musilim | 3019 | 87.2 |
Orthodox | 345 | 10.0 |
Protestant | 99 | 2.9 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 1871 | 54.0 |
Primary (1-8) | 1270 | 36.7 |
Secondary (9-12) | 256 | 7.4 |
>12 | 66 | 1.9 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 3280 | 94.7 |
Employed (GO, NGO & Private) | 78 | 2.2 |
Others‡ | 105 | 3.1 |
Husband’s Occupation | ||
Farmer | 2459 | 71.0 |
Employed (GO, NGO & Private) | 376 | 10.8 |
Merchant | 413 | 11.9 |
Daily laborer | 190 | 5.5 |
Others‡ | 25 | 0.8 |
Sex of neonates | ||
Male | 1779 | 51.4 |
Female | 1684 | 48.6 |
Types of birth | ||
Singleton | 3387 | 97.8 |
Twins | 76 | 2.2 |