Prevalence and Factors Associated with Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid in a Tertiary Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital from June–August 2018 (n = 606).

Variables	Category	Number	Percent
Age in years	<19	28	4.6
	20–24	160	26.4
	25–29	229	37.8
	30–34	117	19.3
	>35	72	11.9
Place of residence	Urban	421	69.5
	Rural	185	30.5
Current marital status	Married	597	98.5
	Unmarried	9	1.5
Religion	Orthodox Christian	547	90.3
	Others	59	9.7
Client educational status	Cannot read and write	174	28.7
	Primary school	154	25.4
	Secondary school	123	20.3
	College or university	155	25.6
Client’s occupation	Government employee	103	17
	Self-employed	35	5.8
	Merchant	69	11.4
	House wife	286	47.2
	Farmer	67	11.1
	Others	46	7.6
Monthly income in Birr	<5000	419	69.2
	>5000	187	30.8
Client’s husband’s educational status	Cannot read and write	137	22.9
	Primary school	120	20.1
	Secondary school	147	24.6
	College or university	193	32.3
Client’s husband’s occupation	Government employee	172	28.8
	Self-employed	70	11.7
	Merchant	129	21.6
	Farmer	157	26.3
	Others	69	11.6