Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and the newborns in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 429)
Variables | LBW | NBW | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count (n) | Percent (%) | Count (n) | Percent (%) | Count (n) | Percent (%) | |
Infant sex | ||||||
Male | 64 | 44.8 | 170 | 59.4 | 234 | 54.5 |
Female | 79 | 55.2 | 116 | 40.6 | 195 | 45.5 |
Maternal age | ||||||
≤ 20 | 23 | 16.1 | 21 | 7.3 | 44 | 10.3 |
21–25 | 54 | 37.8 | 88 | 30.8 | 142 | 33.1 |
26–30 | 48 | 33.6 | 118 | 41.3 | 166 | 38.7 |
31–35 | 9 | 6.25 | 41 | 14.3 | 50 | 11.6 |
≥ 36 | 9 | 6.25 | 18 | 6.3 | 27 | 6.3 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 103 | 72.0 | 241 | 84.3 | 344 | 80.2 |
Not married | 4 | 2.8 | 11 | 3.8 | 15 | 3.5 |
Divorced | 36 | 25.2 | 30 | 10.5 | 66 | 15.4 |
Widowed | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.9 |
Residence place | ||||||
Rural | 72 | 50.3 | 103 | 36.0 | 175 | 40.8 |
Urban | 71 | 49.7 | 183 | 64.0 | 254 | 59.2 |
Religion | ||||||
Orthodox | 109 | 76.2 | 206 | 72.0 | 315 | 73.4 |
Muslim | 31 | 21.7 | 57 | 19.9 | 88 | 20.5 |
Protestant | 3 | 2.1 | 23 | 8.0 | 26 | 6.1 |
Occupational status | ||||||
Housewife | 53 | 37.1 | 95 | 33.2 | 148 | 34.5 |
Merchant | 22 | 15.4 | 56 | 19.6 | 78 | 18.2 |
Government employee | 35 | 24.5 | 84 | 29.4 | 119 | 27.7 |
Farmer | 26 | 18.2 | 38 | 13.3 | 64 | 14.9 |
Others | 7 | 4.9 | 13 | 4.5 | 20 | 4.7 |
Average family monthly income | ||||||
≤ 1650 | 60 | 42.0 | 76 | 26.6 | 136 | 31.7 |
1651–3200 | 44 | 30.8 | 91 | 31.8 | 135 | 31.5 |
3201–5250 | 22 | 15.4 | 56 | 19.6 | 78 | 18.2 |
5251–7800 | 11 | 7.7 | 44 | 15.4 | 55 | 12.8 |
> 7800 | 6 | 4.2 | 19 | 6.6 | 25 | 5.8 |