Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in Eastern Ethiopia, 2022(N = 177)
From: Determinants of neural tube defects among newborns in public referral hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia
Variables | Category | Cases (N = 59) | Controls(N = 118) | X2 (P-Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n(%) | |||
Maternal age (in years) | 15–24 | 33 (55.9) | 40(33.9) | 0.019(0.146) |
25–34 | 22(37.3) | 66(55.9) | ||
≥ 35 | 4(6.8) | 12(10.2) | ||
Maternal age at 1st childbirth | 15–24 | 51(86.4) | 73(61.9) | 0.004(0.005) |
25–34 | 8(13.6) | 45(38.1) | ||
Residence | Rural | 21(35.6) | 34(28.8) | 0.358(0.359) |
Urban | 38(64.4) | 84(71.2) | ||
Marital status | Single | 2(3.4) | 3(2.5) | 0.748(0.749) |
Married | 57(96.6) | 114(97.5) | ||
Maternal educational level | Illiterate | 20(33.9) | 20(16.9) | 0.008(0.008) |
Primary | 22(37.3) | 35(29.7) | ||
Secondary | 14(23.7) | 44(37.3) | ||
Tertiary | 3(5.1) | 19(16.1) | ||
Maternal occupation | House wife | 48(81.4) | 75(63.6) | 0.098(0.162) |
Merchant | 4(6.8) | 20(16.9) | ||
Daily laborer | 4(6.8) | 11(9.3) | ||
Office worker | 3(5.1) | 12(10.2) | ||
Sex of the newborn | Male | 23(39) | 65(55.1) | 0.043(0.045) |
Female | 36(61) | 53(44.9) |