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Table 1 Descriptive data on the study population (N = 282)

From: Factors determining choice of place of delivery: analytical cross-sectional study of mothers in Akordet town, Eritrea

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age Group

17–19

15

5.3

20–25

103

36.5

26–35

134

47.5

> = 36

30

10.6

Marital Status

Single

7

2.5

Married

272

96.5

Divorced

3

1.1

Sex of Household Head

Male

188

66.7

Female

94

33.3

Religion

Moslem

222

78.7

Christians

60

21.3

Ethnicity

Tigrinya

68

24.1

Tigre

192

68.1

Bilen

15

5.3

Kunama

3

1.1

Saho

4

1.4

Mother Educational Level

Illiterate

74

26.2

Can Read and Write

16

5.7

Elementary

140

49.6

Junior And Above

52

18.4

Mother Occupation

Housewife

259

91.8

Daily Worker

4

1.4

Merchant

4

1.4

Government/ Private Employee

15

5.3

Husband Educational Level

Illiterate

66

23.4

Can Read and Write

38

13.5

Elementary

91

32.3

Junior and Above

87

30.9

Husband Occupation

Farmer

60

21.3

Daily Worker

83

29.4

Private Employee

19

6.7

Government Employee

120

42.6

Ownership of Means of Transportation

Yes

24

8.5

No

258

91.5

Perceived wealth class

Poor

87

30.9

Middle Class

181

64.2

Rich

14

5.0