Table 1 Soco-demographic characteristics of study participants in Mettu Karl comprehensive specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia, 2022.
Variables | Cases (n = 109) | Controls (n = 218) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Age of mothers | ||||
< 20 years | 35 | 32.1 | 11 | 5 |
20–34 years | 46 | 42.2 | 192 | 88.1 |
> 34 years | 28 | 25.7 | 15 | 6.9 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 74 | 67.8 | 64 | 29.3 |
Urban | 35 | 32.2 | 154 | 70.7 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 91 | 83.5 | 200 | 91.7 |
Single | 8 | 7.3 | 8 | 3.6 |
Divorced | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 2.7 |
Widowed | 3 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.8 |
Family size | ||||
< 4 | 77 | 70.6 | 151 | 69.3 |
≥ 4 | 32 | 29.4 | 67 | 30.7 |
Maternal education | ||||
Cannot read and write | 13 | 11.9 | 15 | 6.9 |
Read and write | 16 | 14.7 | 14 | 6.4 |
Elementary | 48 | 44 | 65 | 29.8 |
Secondary and above | 32 | 29.4 | 124 | 56.9 |
The main occupation of mother | ||||
Farmer | 4 | 3.7 | 7 | 3.2 |
Housewife | 59 | 54 | 123 | 56.4 |
Employee | 13 | 12 | 42 | 19.2 |
Merchant | 7 | 6.4 | 20 | 9.2 |
Student | 21 | 19.3 | 15 | 6.9 |
Daily laborer | 5 | 4.6 | 10 | 4.6 |
