Factors Associated with Singleton Preterm Birth in Shire Suhul General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2018

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Shire Suhul General Hospital, Northwest Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018 (n=325).

Variables	Variable category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age in year	< 35	273	84
	≥ 35	52	16
Marital status	Single	13	4
	Married	306	94.2
	Widowed	4	1.2
	Divorced	2	0.6
Religion	Orthodox	288	88.6
	Muslim	35	10.8
	Protestant	2	0.6
Residence	Rural	137	42.2
	Urban	188	57.8
Occupation	Student	15	4.6
	Merchants	64	19.7
	Housewife	201	61.8
	Governmental workers	47	14.5
Educational status	Primary or less	252	77.5
	Secondary education	10	3.1
	Postsecondary education	63	19.4
Family size	2-4	189	58.2
	>=5	136	41.8
Suffering from a heavy workload	Yes	21	6.5
	No	304	93.5
Monthly income of the family in birr	150-650	50	15.4
	651-1400	74	22.8
	1401-2350	91	28
	2351-3550	65	20
	3551-5000	29	8.9
	>5000	16	4.9