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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Tanqua-Abergele District, Tigray, north Ethiopia, 2014

From: Determinant factors of home delivery among women in Northern Ethiopia: a case control study

Variables

Cases No (%)

Controls No (%)

Chi-square, df, p-value

Residence of respondents

 Rural

90(97.8)

138 (75.4)

χ2 = 21.71, df =1

 Semi urban

2 (2.2)

45(24.6)

P-value = 0.000

Age of respondents

 15–19

3(3.3)

25(13.7)

χ2 = 15.361

 20–24

21(22.8)

46(25.1)

df = 4

 25–29

24(26.1)

58(31.7)

p-value = 0.004

 30–34

26(28.3)

24(13.1)

 

 35–39

18(19.6)

30(16.4)

 

monthly income ($)

  < 50

85(92.2)

136(74.3)

χ2 = 12.69

 50–99.5

4(4.3)

25(13.7)

df = 2

  > =100

3(3.3)

22(12.0)

p-value = 0.002

Marital status

 Married

88(95.7)

168 (91.8)

χ2 = 1.41, df = 1

 Othersa

4 (4.3)

15(8.2)

p-value = 0.235

Maternal educational level

 Illiterate

68(73.9)

96(52.5)

χ2 = 14.57

 Primary (1–8)

19(20.7)

50(27.3)

df = 2

 Secondary and above

5(5.4)

37(20.2)

p-value = 0.001

Husband educational level

 Illiterate

49(55.7)

62(36.9)

χ2 = 8.91

 Primary (1–8)

33(37.5)

83(49.4)

df = 2

 Secondary and above

6 (6.8)

23(13.7)

p-value = 0.012

Maternal occupation

 Housewife

40(43.5)

89(48.6)

χ2 = 2.772

 Farmer

44 (47.8)

70 (38.3)

df = 3

 Employed

6 (6.5)

17 (9.3)

p-value = 0.428

 Student

2(2.2)

7 (3.8)

 

Ethnicity

 Tigre

90 (97.8)

177 (96.7)

χ2 = 0.265, df = 1

 Amhara

2(2.2)

6(3.3)

p-value = 0.607

Religion of respondents

 Orthodox

92(100)

182 (99.5)

χ2 = .505, df = 1

 Muslim

0(0.0)

1 (0.5)

p-value = 0.478

Have a radio or TV

 No

69 (75)

83 (45.4)

χ2 = 21.76, df = 1

 Yes

23(25)

100 (54.6)

p-value = 0.000

  1. aSingle, widowed and divorced