Magnitude and Risk of Dying among Low Birth Weight Neonates in Rural Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Selected sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of mothers and neonates, rural Gedeo, Southern Ethiopia, 2016.

Variables	Number %
Age of mother at last birth
≤24 Years	177 (20.0)
24-29 Years	380 (42.9)
≥30	328 (37.1)
Ethnicity group
Gedeo	793 (89.5)
Others	93 (10.5)
Educational status of mother
Uneducated	518 (58.5)
Educated	367 (41.5)
Occupational status of mother
House wife	668 (75.5)
Employed (Self, Government and Private)	217 (24.5)
Sex of Neonate
Male	431 (48.7)
Female	454 (51.3)
Types of Birth
Singleton	846 (95.6)
Twins	39 (4.4)
ANC Follow-Up
Yes	688 (77.7)
No	197 (22.3)
Number of ANC Visits
<4 Visits	562 (81.7)
4^+ Visits	126 (18.3)

n = 885