Maternal delay for institutional delivery and associated factors among postnatal mothers at Southeastern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of participants in the public hospitals of Bale and East Bale zones, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 407)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Residence
Urban	217	53.3
Rural	190	46.7
Age(in completed years)
15–20	74	18.2
21–34	255	62.6
≥ 35	78	19.2
Women Education
Illiterate	144	35.4
Primary(Grade 1–8)	154	37.8
Secondary (Grade 9–12)	64	15.7
Tertiary and above	45	11.1
Marital status
Married	397	97.5
Others^β	10	2.5
Women Occupation
Government Employee	41	10.1
House wife	281	69
Private	73	17.9
Other^α	12	3
Husband’s Education
Illiterate	101	24.8
Primary (grade 1–8)	152	37.3
Secondary(grade 9–12)	80	19.7
Tertiary and Above	74	18.2
House hold average monthly Income (ETB)
Less than or equal to 1000	114	28
1001–1999	36	9
Greater than or equal to 2000	257	63
Head of house hold
Woman herself	41	10
Joint	73	18
Husband	293	72
Husband’s Occupation
Private	166	40.8
Farmer	169	41.5
Government employee	72	17.7

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