Factors Affecting Choice of Childbirth Place among Childbearing Age Women in Western Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Jimma Arjo District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Frequency ()	Percent
Age
20-24	172	34
25-29	123	24.3
30-34	88	17.4
35-39	65	12.8
≥40	58	11.5
Marital status
Married	399	78.8
Single	8	1.6
Divorced	92	18.2
Widowed	7	1.4
Residence
Rural	390	77.1
Urban	116	22.9
Religion
Protestant	308	60.8
Orthodox	182	36
Muslim	16	3.2
Ethnicity
Oromo	453	89.5
Amhara	44	8.7
Gurage	5	1.0
Tigre	4	0.8
Occupation
Housewife	302	59.7
Governmental worker	58	11.5
Merchant	75	14.8
Farmer	50	9.9
Daily labor	15	3.0
Student	6	1.2
Mother education
Cannot read and write	151	29.8
Read and write	168	33.2
Primarily education	36	7.1
Secondary education	90	17.8
Diploma and above	61	12.1