Table 2 Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of housewives and employed mothers
Sociodemographic characteristics | Employed women n (%) | Housewives n (%) | χ2 (P value) | Confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||
Age mean (SD) 28 ± 5.7 Range (18–41) | 32.197 (0.056) | 0.036 | 0.046 | ||
Education level | |||||
College level and above | 47 (40.9) | 23 (17.6) | 39.64 (< 0.001) * | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Secondary level | 62 (53.9) | 61 (46.6) | |||
Primary level | 6 (5.2) | 38 (29) | |||
Never attended school | – | 9 (6.9) | |||
Marital status | 20.26 (< 0.001) * | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Married | 53 (46.1) | 86 (65.6) | |||
Single | 57 (49.6) | 30 (22.9) | |||
Divorced/widow | 5 (4.3) | 15 (11.5%) | |||
Religion | 0.022 (0.898) | – | – | ||
Christian | 63 (54.8) | 73 (55.7) | |||
Muslim | 52 (45.2) | 58 (44.3) | |||
Delivery place | 0.00 (1.00) | – | – | ||
Health facility | 80 (69.6) | 91 (69.5) | |||
Home | 35 (30.4) | 40 (30.5) | |||
Delivery type | 5.86 (0.18) * | – | – | ||
Normal (SVD) | 84 (73) | 112 (85.5) | |||
C/Section | 31 (27) | 19 (14.5) | |||
Gravidity | 1.29 (0.281) | – | – | ||
Prime para | 43 (37.4) | 40 (30.5) | |||
Multipara | 72 (62.6) | 91 (69.5) | |||