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) |