Research Article
Determinants of Preterm Birth among Mothers Who Gave Birth in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of women who gave birth at Dilla University Referral Hospital, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, May 5–July 18, 2018 (
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| | Variable | Study subjects | | Case (, %) | Control (, %) |
| | Age | | | | 15-24 | 14 (23) | 29 (16) | | 25-34 | 39 (65) | 108 (60) | | ≥35 | 7 (12) | 43 (24) |
| | Ethnicity | | | | Gedeo | 32 (53.3) | 74 (41) | | Oromo | 11 (18.3) | 37 (20.5) | | Amhara | 3 (5) | 19 (10.5) | | Othera | 14 (23.4) | 50 (28) |
| | Marital status | | | | Married | 52 (86.6) | 174 (96.6) | | Divorce and widowed | 8 (13.4) | 6 (3.4) |
| | Educational status of the mother | | | | Cannot read and write | 36 (60) | 53 (29) | | Primary education | 6 (10) | 12 (7) | | Secondary education | 12 (20) | 59 (33) | | Tertiary and above | 6 (10) | 56 (31) |
| | Residences | | | | Urban | 29 (48.3) | 77 (42.7) | | Rural | 31 (51.7) | 103 (57.2) |
| | Monthly income (Ethiopian birr) | | | | <600 ETB | 25 (42) | 59 (33) | | ≥600 ETB | 35 (58) | 121 (67) |
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