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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of parturients in Karamara hospital, Jijiga, eastern Ethiopia, from October to December, 2014

From: Sequela of female genital mutilation on birth outcomes in Jijiga town, Ethiopian Somali region: a prospective cohort study

Background characteristics

Non-exposed (n-139)

Exposed (n-142)

P-value

Number (%)

Number (%)

Age (years)

  < 20

18(12.9)

37(26.1)

0.048

 20–24

36 (25.9)

28(19.7)

 

 25–29

53(38.1)

48(33.80)

 

  ≥ 30

32(23.0)

29(20.4)

 

 Mean (SD)

26.15(4.86)

25.40(5.69)

 

Religion

 Muslim

82(59)

126(88.7)

< 0.001

 Orthodox

53(38.1)

13 (9.2)

 

 Protestant

4(2.9)

3(2.1)

 

Ethnicity

 Somali

56 (40.3)

103(72.5)

< 0.001

 Amhara

41 (29.5)

13(9.2)

 

 Oromo

31(22.3)

19(13.4)

 

 Others

11(7.9)

7(4.9)

 

Educational status

 No formal education

98(70.5)

105(73.9)

0.074

 primary

20(14.4)

17(12)

 

 Secondary & above

21(15.1)

20(14.1)

 

Occupation

 Housewife

87(62.6)

83(58.9)

0.788

 Student

8(5.8)

12(8.5)

 

 Daily Labour

6(4.3)

10(7.1)

 

 Merchant

14(10.1)

18(12.8)

 

 Government employee

12(8.6)

11(7.8)

 

 Private employee

12(8.6)

7(5)

 

Income

  < 500

21(15.4)

23(16.2)

0.507

 500–999

42(30.9)

33(23.2)

 

 1000–1499

29(21.3)

31(21.8)

 

  ≥ 1500

44(32.4)

55(38.7)

 

Residence

 Urban

120(87.6)

121(85.2)

0.343

 Rural

17(12.4)

21(14.8)

 

Height (cm)

  ≤ 150

7(5)

13(9.2)

0.063

  > 150

132(95)

128(90.8)