Research Article

Determinants of Low Fifth Minute Apgar Score among Newborn Delivered in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of newborn mothers delivered at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018.

VariablesFrequency (%)

Maternal age
 ≤20 years38 (15.3)
 21-34 years263 (75.6)
 ≥35 years47 (13.8)
Marital status
 Married217 (62.4)
 Widowed19 (5.5)
 Divorced48 (13.8)
 Single64 (18.4)
Maternal education
 Illiterate103 (29.6)
 Primary education101 (29)
 Secondary education94 (27)
 Collage and above50 (14.4)
Maternal occupation
 Housewife135 (38.8)
 Farmer55 (15.8)
 Government employee88 (25.3)
 Nongovernmental employee27 (7.8)
 Merchant41 (11.8)
 Others2 (0.6)

Daily laborers.