Prevalence and Outcome of Operative Vaginal Delivery among Mothers Who Gave Birth at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Frequency distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of mothers who gave birth by OVD in JUMC December 1, 2016–May 30, 2017.

Variable	Variable category	Frequency	Percent
Age	15-19	27	11.2
	20-24	92	38.0
	25-29	79	32.6
	30-34	31	12.8
	35-39	13	5.4
Place of residency	Jimma Town	98	40.5
	Outside Jimma town	144	59.5
Ethnicity	Oromo	201	83.1
	Amhara	13	5.4
	Tgrie	3	1.2
	Gurage	7	2.9
	Dawuro	12	5.0
	Other	6	2.5
Religion	Muslim	161	66.5
	Orthodox	55	22.7
	Protestant	24	9.9
	Other	2	.8
Occupation	Housewife	101	41.7
	civil servant	39	16.1
	Farmer	82	33.9
	Merchant	11	4.5
	Other	9	3.7
Educational status	Illiterate	77	31.8
	read and write only	4	1.7
	grade 1-8	81	33.5
	grade 9-10	25	10.3
	grade11-12	31	12.8
	>12	24	9.9
Income of the family per month	500 ETB and below	10	4.1
	501-1742 ETB	128	52.9
	above 1742	104	43.0
Marital status	Married	237	97.9
	Single	3	1.2
	Divorced	1	.4
	Widowed	1	.4