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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers attending PNC at Woldia General Hospital, January–May, 2017

From: Low level of knowledge about neonatal danger signs and its associated factors among postnatal mothers attending at Woldia general hospital, Ethiopia

Attributes

N

%

Age of mother’s(years)

< 18

22

11.2

18–35

141

71.6

36–45

33

16.8

> 45

1

0.5

Mother’s residence

Urban

120

60.9

Rural

77

39.1

Mother’s marital status

Single

26

13.2

Married

163

82.7

Divorced

6

3.0

Widowed

2

1.0

Mother’s occupation

Housewife

125

63.5

Merchant

20

10.2

Gov’t Employee

31

15.7

Student

14

7.1

Others

7

3.6

Family’s monthly income(birr)

< 500

76

38.6

500–1000

46

23.4

> 1000

75

38.1

Mother’s educational status

Can’t read and write

50

25.4

Can read and write

29

14.7

Grade 1–8

36

18.3

Grade 9–10

37

18.8

Grade 11–12

20

10.2

Diploma & above

25

12.7

Mother’s religion

Orthodox Christian

134

68.0

Muslim

58

29.4

Protestant

4

2.0

Catholic

1

0.5

Mother’s ethnicity

Amhara

165

83.8

Tigre

19

9.6

Afar

12

6.1

Others

1

0.5

Family size

1–3

106

53.8

4–6

73

37.1

> 7

18

9.1

Husband’s education status

Can’t read and write

28

14.2

Can read and write

38

19.3

Grade 1–8

31

15.7

Grade 9–10

34

17.3

Grade 11–12

20

10.2

Diploma & above

46

23.4

Distance to health institution

< 5 km

86

43.7

5-20 km

63

32.0

> 20 km

48

24.4