Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 409) in Jimma University Specialized Teaching Hospital, Jimma, South West Ethiopia, 2019
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 196 | 47.9 |
Muslim | 125 | 30.6 |
Protestant | 77 | 18.8 |
Catholic | 9 | 2.2 |
Others | 2 | 0.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 185 | 45.2 |
Amhara | 102 | 24.9 |
Tigrian | 23 | 5.6 |
Gurage | 25 | 6.1 |
Others | 74 | 18.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 149 | 36.4 |
Married | 252 | 61.6 |
Divorced | 7 | 1.7 |
Widowed | 1 | 0.2 |
Age | ||
20–29 | 166 | 40.5 |
30–39 | 183 | 44.6 |
40–62 | 69 | 14.9 |
Educational status | ||
Diploma | ||
Nurse | 81 | 22.7 |
Midwife | 6 | 11.5 |
BSc degree | ||
Nurse | 273 | 76.5 |
Midwife | 46 | 88.5 |
MSc degree and above | ||
Nurse | 3 | 0,8 |
Midwife | _ | _ |