Research Article
Determinants of Preterm Birth among Mothers Who Gave Birth in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of women who gave birth at Dilla University Referral Hospital, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, May 5–July 18, 2018 (
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| Variable | Study subjects | Case (, %) | Control (, %) |
| Age | | | 15-24 | 14 (23) | 29 (16) | 25-34 | 39 (65) | 108 (60) | ≥35 | 7 (12) | 43 (24) |
| Ethnicity | | | Gedeo | 32 (53.3) | 74 (41) | Oromo | 11 (18.3) | 37 (20.5) | Amhara | 3 (5) | 19 (10.5) | Othera | 14 (23.4) | 50 (28) |
| Marital status | | | Married | 52 (86.6) | 174 (96.6) | Divorce and widowed | 8 (13.4) | 6 (3.4) |
| Educational status of the mother | | | Cannot read and write | 36 (60) | 53 (29) | Primary education | 6 (10) | 12 (7) | Secondary education | 12 (20) | 59 (33) | Tertiary and above | 6 (10) | 56 (31) |
| Residences | | | Urban | 29 (48.3) | 77 (42.7) | Rural | 31 (51.7) | 103 (57.2) |
| Monthly income (Ethiopian birr) | | | <600 ETB | 25 (42) | 59 (33) | ≥600 ETB | 35 (58) | 121 (67) |
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