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Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Arsi Zone Public Hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020

From: Predictors of congenital anomalies among newborns in Arsi zone public hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia: a case-control study

Characteristics

Categories

Case N (%)

Control N (%)

Age of mother

< 20

8(7.6)

13(4.2)

20–34

70(66.7)

265(84.7)

> 34

27(25.7)

35(11.2)

Marital status of mothers

Married

57(54.3)

243(77.6)

Divorced

17(16.2)

27(8.6)

Widowed

8(7.6)

11(3.5)

Single

17(16.2)

21(6.7)

Separated

6(5.7)

11(3.5)

Religion of mothers

Muslim

57(54.3)

144(46)

Orthodox

28(26.7)

126(41.2)

Protestant

28(8.9)

16(15.2)

Catholic

12(3.8)

4(3.9)

Educational level of mothers

No formal education

47(44.8)

132(42.2)

Primary education

24(22.9)

68(21.7)

Secondary education

19(18.1)

56(17.9)

Higher education

15(14.3)

57(18.2)

Occupation of mothers

Housewife

52(49.5)

139(44.4)

Government employee

4(3.8)

31(9.7)

Private business

22(21)

89(28.4)

NGO employee

13(12.4)

21(6.7)

Student

14(13.3)

33(10.5)

Educational level of fathers

No formal education

44(42.3)

125(39.9)

Primary education

28(26.9)

58(18.5)

Secondary education

21(20.2)

57(18.2)

Higher education

11(10.6)

73(23.3)

Residence

Urban

53(50.5)

165(52.7)

Rural

52(49.5)

148(47.3)

Ethnicity

Oromo

71(67.6)

185(59.1)

Amhara

26(24.8)

93(29.7)

Tigre

6(5.7)

15(4.8)

Gurage

2(1.9)

18(5.8)

Others

0(0)

2(0.6)