Obstetrics and Gynecology International

Research Article

Prevalence of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Admitted in Debre Tabor General Hospital, North West Ethiopia: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women who were admitted in Debre Tabor general hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).
CharacteristicsFrequencyPercent
Age (in years)
 15–196014.2
 20–3424758.3
 ≥3511727.6
Ethnicity
 Amhara40695.8
 Others (Tigre and Oromo)184.2
Residency
 Urban31173.3
 Rural11326.7
Religion
 Orthodox37788.9
 Muslim399.2
 Protestant81.9
Educational status
 Nonformal education10524.8
 Formal education31975.2
Occupational status
 Housewife21149.8
 Civil servant8620.3
 Merchant8921
 Others (student, daily laborer)389
Average monthly income (in birr)
 <1000 birr16338.4
 1001–2000 birr16639.2
 >2000 birr9522.4
MUAC of the woman
 <23 cm6715.8
 ≥23 cm35784.2