Utilization and Predictors of Maternal Health Care Services among Women of Reproductive Age in Hawassa University Health and Demographic Surveillance System Site, South Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Hawassa University Health and Demographic Surveillance site, South Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 682).

Variables (N = 682)	Categories	N (%)
Age	15–24	213 (31.2)
	25–34	329 (48.2)
	35–49	140 (20.5)
Ethnicity	Sidama	661 (96.9)
	Amhara	19 (2.8)
	Guarage	2 (0.3)
Religion	Protestant	632 (92.7)
	Orthodox	17 (2.5)
	Muslim	18 (2.6)
	Catholic	15 (2.2)
Marital status	Married	634 (93)
	Cohabiting	4 (0.6)
	Divorced	38 (5.5)
	Widowed	6 (0.9)
Maternal education status	No formal education	132 (19.4)
	Have formal education	550 (80.6)
Husband education status	No formal education	141 (20.7)
	Have formal education	541 (79.3)
Occupation of mother	Housewife	631 (92.5)
	Government employer	6 (0.9)
	Merchant	39 (5.7)
Occupation of husband	Farmer	497 (72.9)
	Government employer	45 (6.6)
	Merchant	112 (16.4)
	Others	28 (4.1)
Wealth status	Lowest	143 (21)
	Second lowest	125 (18.3)
	Middle	156 (22.9)
	Second highest	75 (11)
	Highest	183 (26.8)
Social media access	Yes	400 (58.7)
	No	282 (41.3)