Outcomes among Mothers Who Gave Birth in the Health Facility: Does Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Have a Role?

Table 1

Frequency distribution of sociodemographic variables cross tabulated with maternal birth outcome, among postnatal mothers in Debre Tabor Hospital, 2016 (n = 384).

Variables	Maternal birth outcome		Total frequency (%)
	Good (%)	Poor (%)
Maternal age
<20 years	16 (4.2)	6 (1.6)	22 (5.8)
20–34 years	234 (60.9)	52 (13.6)	286 (74.5)
>34 years	47 (12.2)	29 (7.6)	76 (19.8)
Marital status
In marital relation	279 (72.7)	78 (20.3)	357 (93.0)
Not in marital relation	18 (4.7)	9 (2.3)	27 (7.0)
Religion
Orthodox	252 (65.6)	72 (18.8)	324 (84.3)
Muslim	38 (9.9)	13 (3.4)	51 (13.3)
Protestant	7 (1.8)	2 (0.5)	9 (2.3)
Resident
Urban	147 (38.3)	26 (6.8)	173 (45.1)
Rural	150 (39.1)	61 (15.9)	211 (55.0)
Educational status
Unable to read and write	95 (24.8)	44 (11.5)	139 (36.4)
Able to read and write	87 (22.6)	17 (4.4)	104 (27.0)
Primary education	44 (11.5)	16 (4.2)	60 (15.7)
Secondary and above	71 (18.5)	10 (2.6)	81 (21.1)
Occupation
Housewife	208 (54.2)	63 (16.4)	271 (70.6)
Public employee	39 (10.2)	9 (2.3)	48 (12.)
Self-employed	50 (13.0)	15 (3.9)	65 (16.9)
Family size
≤3	102 (26.6)	15 (3.9)	117 (30.5)
4–6	144 (37.5)	47 (12.2)	191 (49.7)
≥7	51 (13.3)	25 (6.5)	76 (19.8)

Single, widowed, divorced, or cohabited.