Effect of Pregnant Mothers’ Forum Participation on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Dale Woreda, Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia, 2015 (n=604).
Variables
Total (%)
Forum members
Forum non-members
Pearson chi-square
p-value
Number (%)
Number (%)
Age in years
< 20
93(15.4)
46(7.6)
47(7.8)
21-25
202(33.4)
103(17.1)
99(16.4)
1.94
0.58
26-30
138(22.8)
73(12.1)
65(10.8)
31-34
106(17.5)
47(7.8)
59(9.8)
>35
65(10.8)
33(5.5)
32(5.3)
Marital status
Married
599(99.2)
299(49.5)
300(49.7)
Fishers’ exact test
1.0
Others
5(0.8)
3(0.5)
2(0.3)
Religion
Protestant
519(85.9)
257(42.5)
262(43.4)
Muslim
49(8.1)
27(4.5)
22(3.6)
0.68
0.87
Orthodox
23(3.8)
11(1.8)
12(2.0)
Catholic
13(2.2)
7(1.2)
6(1.0)
Ethnicity
Sidama
579(95.9)
285(47.2)
294(48.70)
Fishers’ exact test = 3.47
0.17
Amhara
17(2.8)
12(1.98)
5(0.82)
Wolayita
8(1.3)
5(0.8)
3(0.5)
Educational level
No
91(15.1)
41(6.8)
50(8.3)
First cycle (1-4)
186(30.8)
81(13.4)
105(17.4)
9.93
0.019
Second cycle (5-8)
280(46.4)
149(24.7)
131(21.7)
and above
47(7.8)
31(5.1)
16(2.7)
Occupation
Housewife
496(82.1)
234(38.7)
262(43.4)
Fishers’ exact test = 8.94
Merchant
103(17.1)
65(10.8)
38(6.3)
0.007
Others
5(0.8)
3(0.5)
2(0.3)
Family income
<500
495(82.0)
237(39.2)
258(42.7)
Fishers’ exact test = 5.04
0.078
501-1000
103(17.0)
61(10.1)
42(7.0)
>1000
6(1.0)
4(0.7)
2(0.3)
Partner occupation
Farmer
338(56.0)
148(24.5)
190(31.5)
Private employee
30(5.0)
15(2.5)
15(2.5)
17.63
0.001
Gov. employee
15(2.5)
13(2.2)
2(0.3)
Merchant
221(36.6)
126(20.9)
95(15.7)
Partner’s education
No
42(6.9)
20(3.3)
22(3.6)
Read and write
57(9.4)
32(5.3)
25(4.1)
2.01
0.73
cycle (1-4)
160(26.5)
78(12.9)
82(13.6)
cycle (5-8)
243(40.2)
117(19.4)
126(20.8)
and above
102(16.9)
55(9.1)
47(7.8)
Family size
≤ 4
383(63.4)
208(34.4)
175(29.0)
5-6
127(27.6)
73(12.1)
94(15.6)
8.15
0.017
≥ 7
50(8.9)
21(3.5)
33(5.5)
Note. single, widowed, and divorced, occupations like private and government employment.
