Research Article
Determinants of Home Delivery among Mothers in Abobo District, Gambella Region, Ethiopia: A Case Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of cases and controls in Abobo District, Gambella region, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019.
| | Variables | Category | Cases (88) No. % | Controls (176) No. % | | Age of mothers | 15-24 | 19 (21.6) | 47 (26.7) | | 25-29 | 22 (25.0) | 71 (40.3) | | ≥30 | 47 (53.4) | 58 (33.0) |
| | Residence | Rural | 60 (68.2) | 121 (68.8) | | Urban | 28 (31.8) | 55 (31.3) |
| | Educational status of mothers | No formal education | 42 (47.7) | 29 (16.5) | | Primary (1–8) | 24 (27.3) | 72 (40.9) | | Secondary and above | 22 (25.0) | 75 (42.6) |
| | Educational status of husbands | No formal education | 17 (19.3) | 35 (19.9) | | Primary (1–8) | 34 (38.6) | 59 (33.5) | | Secondary and above | 37 (42.0) | 82 (46.6) |
| | Occupational status of mothers | Housewives/farmer | 65 (73.9) | 126 (71.6) | | Students | 9 (10.2) | 22 (12.5) | | Merchants | 5 (5.7) | 13 (7.4) | | Government employee | 9 (10.2) | 15 (8.5) |
| | Occupational status of husbands | Farmer | 55 (62.5) | 91 (51.7) | | Students | 10 (11.4) | 13 (7.4) | | Daily laborer | 6 (6.8) | 14 (8.0) | | Merchants | 3 (3.4) | 17 (9.7) | | Government employee | 14 (15.9) | 41 (23.3) |
| | Family size | <5 | 36 (40.9) | 79 (44.9) | | ≥5 | 52 (59.1) | 97 (55.1) |
| | Parity | One birth | 22 (25.0) | 35 (19.9) | | Two birth | 17 (19.3) | 44 (25.0) | | Three birth | 14 (15.9) | 35 (19.9) | | Four birth | 19 (21.6) | 30 (17.0) | | Fifth and above birth | 16 (18.2) | 32 (18.2) |
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