Obstetrics and Gynecology International / 2019 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
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.