Research Article
Determinants of Preeclampsia among Women Attending Delivery Services in Public Hospitals of Central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic factors of women attending delivery service in public hospitals in the central zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019.
| | Variables | Category | Case | Control | | Number (%) | Number (%) |
| | Age | <20 | 9 (10.5%) | 26 (10.1%) | | 20-34 | 64 (74.4%) | 200 (77.5%) | | ≥35 | 13 (15.1%) | 32 (12.4%) |
| | Ethnicity | Tigray | 85 (98.8%) | 255 (98.8%) | | Amhara | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (1.2%) |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 83 (96.5%) | 223 (86.4%) | | Muslim | 3 (3.5%) | 35 (13.6%) |
| | Residence | Urban | 52 (60.5%) | 175 (67.8%) | | Rural | 34 (39.5%) | 83 (32.2%) |
| | Occupation | House wife | 54 (62.8%) | 137 (53.1%) | | Merchant | 16 (18.6%) | 63 (24.4%) | | Government employee | 11 (12.8%) | 45 (17.4%) | | Others | 5 (5.8%) | 13 (5.0%) |
| | Marital status | Never married | 6 (7.0%) | 6 (2.3%) | | Married/living together | 80 (93.0%) | 246 (95.3%) | | Separated | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (2.3%) |
| | Educational status | No formal education | 10 (11.6%) | 31 (12.0%) | | Primary secondary | 32 (37.2%) | 95 (36.8%) | | Technical/vocational | 24 (27.9%) | 79 (30.6%) | | Higher education | 15 (17.4%) | 25 (9.7%) | | 5 (5.8%) | 28 (10.9%) |
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