Knowledge about Neonatal Danger Signs and Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Immunization Clinic at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristic of mothers (n=345) of under-12-month-old children visiting Arba Minch General Hospital for immunization services, Southern Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable	Category	Frequency (%)
Mothers age	15-24	70 (20.3)
	25-34	159 (46.1)
	35-44	116 (33.6)
Religion	Orthodox	126 (36.5)
	Protestant	156 (45.2)
	Muslim	57 (16.5)
	Catholic	6 (1.7)
Ethnicity	Gamo	137 (39.7)
	Gofa	59 (17.1)
	Zeise	23 (6.7)
	Wolayta	37 (10.7)
	Amhara	40 (11.6)
	Oromo	17 (4.9)
	Others	32 (9.3)
Marital status	Married	337 (97.7)
	Divorced/separated	4 (1.2)
	Widowed	4 (1.2)
Mother’s educational status	No formal education	46 (13.3)
	Primary	122 (35.4)
	Secondary	91 (26.4)
	Above secondary	86 (24.9)
Mother’s main occupation	Housewife	142 (41.2)
	Government employee	91 (26.4)
	Private employee	30 (8.7)
	Merchant	51 (14.8)
	others	31 (9.0)
Father’s educational status	No formal education	34 (9.9)
	Primary	79 (22.9)
	Secondary	83 (24.1)
	Above secondary	149 (43.2)