Prevalence of Early Postnatal-Care Service Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Mothers in Hawassa Zuria District, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Hawassa Zuria district, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age in years	<25	125	39.1
	25–35	119	37.2
	>35	76	23.8
Religion	Protestant	257	80.3
	Muslim	44	13.8
	Orthodox	19	5.9
Residence	Urban	25	7.8
	Rural	295	92.2
Marital status	Married	290	90.6
	Unmarried	19	5.9
	Widowed	11	3.5
Mother’s educational status	Secondary and above	69	21.6
	Primary school	151	47.2
	No formal education	100	31.3
Husband educational status	Secondary and above	139	43.5
	Primary school	162	50.6
	No formal education	19	5.9
Mother’s occupation	Employer	27	8.4
	Student	64	20
	Merchant	103	32.2
	Housewife	126	39.4
Husband’s occupation	Farmer	131	40.9
	Employer	59	18.4
	Merchant	110	34.4
	Daily labor	20	6.3
Monthly income	>1500 ETB	120	55.9
	1000–1500 ETB	39	12.2
	<1000 ETB	102	31.9
Have mass media	Yes	254	79.4
	No	66	20.6

ETB = Ethiopian Birr.