Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents by sex, age, educational status and departments, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia, 2014 (N = 496)
Variables | Hawassa Referral H (%) | Adare District H (%) | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 128 (25.81) | 33 (6.65) | 161 (32.5) |
Female | 274 (55.24) | 61 (12.30) | 335 (67.5) | |
Age | 15–24 | 93 (18.75) | 29 (5.85) | 122 (24.6) |
25–34 | 230 (46.37) | 55 (11.09) | 285 (57.5) | |
35–44 | 65 (13.10) | 7 (1.43) | 72 (14.5) | |
>44 | 14 (2.82) | 3 (0.6) | 17 (3.4) | |
Educational status | Below diplomaa | 126 (25.4) | 21 (4.23) | 147 (29.6) |
Diplomab | 125 (25.2) | 46 (9.27) | 171 (34.5) | |
Degree and abovec | 151 (30.45) | 27 (5.44) | 178 (35.89) | |
Department | Outpatient department | 152 (30.65) | 46 (9.27) | 198 (39.9) |
Inpatient department | 147 (29.64) | 20 (4.03) | 167 (33.7) | |
Delivery and operation room | 73 (14.72) | 17 (3.43) | 90 (18.1) | |
other@ | 30 (6.05) | 11 (2.22) | 41 (8.3) | |