Magnitude of Low Birth Weight and Associated Factors among Newborns Delivered in Dangla Primary Hospital, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of women delivered at Dangla Primary Hospital, Awi Zone, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n=232).

Variables	Category	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Age	15-25	78	33.6
	26-36	101	43.5
	37-47	40	17.3
	>47	13	5.6
Religion	Muslim	54	23.3
	Orthodox	137	59.1
	Protestant	33	14.2
	Catholic	8	3.4
Marital status	Married	181	78
	Single	21	9.1
	Divorced	20	8.6
	Widowed	10	4.3
Educational status	Can’t read and write	44	18.9
	Can read and write	188	81.1
Monthly income	<620	15	6.5
	621-1500	30	12.9
	1501-3000	66	28.4
	>3001	121	52.2
Occupation	Housewife	57	24.6
	Merchant	44	19
	G /employed	47	20.3
	Daily labor	10	4.2
	Farmer	74	31.9
Ethnicity	Oromo	14	6
	Tigre	8	3.4
	Amhara	204	87
	Others	6	3.6
Residence	Urban	122	52.6
	Rural	110	47.4