Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of respondents in Hosanna town, SNNPR, South West of Ethiopia January, 2014
From: Maternal health care use among married women in Hossaina, Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency (n = 623) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 | 44 | 6.4 |
20–34 | 524 | 84.8 |
35–49 | 55 | 8.8 |
Mean ± SD | 27.8 ± 5.26 | |
Religion | ||
Protestant | 363 | 58.3 |
Orthodox | 131 | 21.0 |
Muslim | 81 | 13.0 |
Catholic | 39 | 6.3 |
Othersa | 9 | 1.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Hadiya | 358 | 57.5 |
Kembata | 81 | 13.0 |
Silte | 85 | 13.6 |
Amhara | 85 | 9 |
Othersb | 43 | 6.9 |
Women’s education | ||
No education | 69 | 11.1 |
Elementary school | 257 | 41.3 |
Junior or high school | 186 | 29.9 |
College/higher | 111 | 17.8 |
Husband education | ||
No education | 31 | 5.0 |
Elementary school | 161 | 25.8 |
Junior or high school | 242 | 38.8 |
College/higher | 189 | 30.3 |
Women’s autonomy | ||
Higher | 509 | 81.9 |
Lower | 114 | 18.3 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 361 | 57.9 |
Employed for cash | 218 | 35.0 |
Employed for non cash | 44 | 7.1 |
Average family monthly income | ||
<450 | 101 | 16.2 |
450–110 | 242 | 38.8 |
>110 | 280 | 44.9 |
Mean ± SD | 1,162.44 ± 669.70 |