Effect of Attending Pregnant Mothers Conference on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Practice among Recently Delivered Women in Rural Libo Kemkem District, North West, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers in Libo Kemkem District, Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia 2017. (N=871).

Variable	Variable Categories	PMC non-attendants(n=436)	PMC attendant(n=435)	Total (N=871)
		n(%)	n (%)	N (%)
Age of woman (years)	19-24	62(14.2)	41(9.4)	103(11.8)
	25-34	252(35.8)	265(60.9)	517(59.4)
	>=35	122(28)	129(29.7)	251(28.8)
Maternal education	Unable to read and write	379(86.9)	401(92.2)	780(89.6)
	Can read and write	0(0.0)	2(0.5)	2(0.2)
	Grades 1-8	51(11.7)	32(7.4)	83(9.5)
	Secondary and above	6(1.4)	090.0)	6(0.7)
Occupation	Housewife	417(95.6)	430(98.9)	847(97.2)
	Farmer	11(2.5)	5(1.1)	16(1.8)
	Governmental employee	8(1.8)	0(0.0)	8(0.9)
Marital status	Divorce	9(2.1)	5(1.1)	14(1.6)
	Widowed	2(0.5)	1(0.2)	3
	Married	425(97.5)	429(98.6)	854(98.0)
Family size	1-4	113(25.9)	125(28.7)	238(27.3)
	>=5	323(74.1)	310(71.3)	633(72.7)
Husband’s education	Unable to read and write	271(67.8)	263(61.3)	534(62.5)
	Can read and write	102(24.0)	118(27.5)	220(25.8)
	Grades 1-8	35(8.24)	40(9.3)	75(8.8)
	Secondary and above	17(4)	8(1.9)	25(2.9)
Husband occupation	Farmer	407(95.8)	419(95.6)	826(96.7)
	Government	18(4.24)	10(2.3)	28(3.3)