Research Article
Proportion of Immediate Postpartum Anaemia and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic related characteristics of postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Age | 15–24 | 121 | 28.6 | 25–34 | 241 | 56.8 | 35–49 | 62 | 14.6 |
| Maternal education status | Unable to read and write | 148 | 35.0 | Able to read and write | 49 | 11.6 | Primary class completed | 55 | 13.0 | Secondary class completed | 81 | 19.1 | Diploma and above | 90 | 21.3 |
| Occupation of respondent | Housewife | 277 | 65.3 | Government employee | 73 | 17.2 | Private employee | 25 | 5.9 | Merchant | 38 | 9 | Others | 11 | 2.6 |
| Religion | Orthodox | 405 | 95.5 | Muslim | 14 | 3.3 | Protestant | 5 | 1.2 |
| Residence | Rural | 188 | 44.3 | Urban | 236 | 55.7 |
| Marital status | Married | 408 | 96.2 | Unmarried | 16 | 3.8 |
| Husband education level | Unable to read and write | 133 | 32.3 | Able to read and write | 31 | 7.5 | Primary class completed | 55 | 13.4 | Secondary class completed | 80 | 19.4 | Diploma and above | 113 | 27.4 |
| Husband occupation | Government employee | 104 | 25.5 | Private employee | 68 | 16.7 | Merchant | 49 | 12 | Farmer | 167 | 40.9 | Others | 20 | 4.9 |
| Monthly income (ET birr) | <1000 | 18 | 4.5 | 1000–3000 | 158 | 39.2 | 3001–5000 | 102 | 25.3 | ≥5001 | 125 | 31.0 |
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Others represent daily labourers and students for both occupation of study participants (mothers) and husbands. |