Research Article

Determinants of Insomnia among Mothers during Postpartum Period in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the mothers in relation with sleep difficulties.

CharacteristicsInsomniaOverallChisq test (X2) (p-value)
YesNo

Age
 18-2450152202(20.4%)2.6(.27)
 25-34124492616(62.3%)
 >3441129170(17.2%)
Family size
 1 to 2163046(4.7%)11.6(.003)
 3 to 5175695870(88%)
 More than 5244872(7.3%)
Education
 Uneducated5999159(16.0%)26.8(.000)
 Educated156674830(84%)
Religion
 Orthodox134433567(57.4%)3.7(.29)
 Protestant25122147(14.9%)
 Muslim52207259(26.2%)
 Catholic41115(1.5%)
Marital status
 Married160646806(81.6%)26.4(.000)
 Single2390113(11.4%)
 Divorced/separate/widowed323769(7.0%)
Occupation
 Has job120480600(60.7)2.8(.09)
 Jobless95293388(39.3%)
Relative wealth
 Lower70232302(30.6%)3.9(.14)
 Same134520654(66.2%)
 Better112132(3.2%)
Living circumstance
 With family4692138(14.0%)12.6 (.000)
 Alone169861850(86.0%)