International Journal of Reproductive Medicine / 2016 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Postnatal Care Service Utilization and Associated Factors among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months prior to the Study in Debre Markos Town, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants at Debremarkos town, December 2014 (
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Variables Frequency (%) Age of the mother at interval (mean, SD: 28.5 ± 4.6) <20 21 (3.6%) 20–29 353 (60%) 30–39 190 (32.3%) 40–49 24 (4.1%) Marital status of the mother Married 494 (84%) Divorced 35 (6%) Widowed 10 (1.7%) Single 36 (6.1%) Separated due to work 13 (2.2%) Religion of the mother Orthodox 509 (86.6%) Muslim 63 (10.7%) Protestant 16 (2.7%) Ethnicity Amhara 555 (94.4%) Oromo 15 (2.6%) Tigre 18 (3.1%) Educational status of the mothers Cannot read and write 107 (18.2%) Can read and write 220 (37.4%) Elementary education (1–8) 123 (20.9%) Secondary education and above 138 (23.5%) Occupational status of the mother Merchant 91 (15.5%) Housewife 220 (38.8%) Farming 44 (7.5%) Government employee 136 (23.1%) Daily laborer 89 (15.1%) Educational status of the husband ( ) Cannot read and write 45 (8.9%) Can read and write 80 (15.8%) Elementary education (1–8) 94 (18.5%) Secondary education and above 288 (56.8%) Husband occupational status ( ) Merchant 185 (36.5%) Farming 67 (13.2%) Government employee 193 (38.1%) Daily laborer 62 (12.2%) Average monthly income <25 226 (38.4%) 25 –75 186 (31.6%) >75 176 (29.9%) Source of information about PNC services From health personnel 192 (32.7%) From peers or neighbors 189 (32.1%) From radio or television 207 (35.2%)