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Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of participant mothers aged 15-49, Bahir Dar, 2010

From: Factors associated with home delivery in Bahirdar, Ethiopia: A case control study

Variables

Cases (n = 108)

Controls (n = 216)

χ 2 square,df and p- value

Age of the mother

   

15-19

7 (6.5)

14 (6.5)

χλαχ283.01=

20-24

31 (28.7)

76 (35.2)

df = 4

25-29

34 (31.5)

88 (40.7)

P-value = 0.034

30-34

25 (23.1)

26 (12.0)

 

35-39

11 (10.2)

12 (5.5)

 

Maternal education

   

Illiterate

83 (76.9)

54 (25.0)

χλαχ228.98=

Read & write

8 (7.4)

11 (5.1)

df = 4

Primary

12 (11.1)

77 (35.6)

P-value = 0.0000

Secondary and above

5 (5.0)

74 (34.1)

 

Husband Education

  

χλαχ274.69=

Illiterate

63 (58.3)

29 (13.4)

df = 4

Read & write

17 (15.7)

14 (6.5)

P-value = 0.0000

Primary

18 (16.7)

62 (28.7)

 

Secondary and above

10 (9.3)

111 (51.4)

 

Residence

  

χλαχ236.59=

Urban

49 (45.4)

202 (93.5)

df = 1

Rural

59 (54.6)

14 (6.5)

P-value = 0.0000

Average monthly income* n = 248

n = 55

n = 193

 

<1000.00ETB

44 (80)

89 (46.1)

χλαχ283.01=

1000-1999.00ETB

9 (16.4)

60 (31.1)

df = 4

> = 2000.00ETB

2 (3.6)

44 (22.8)

P-value = 0.000