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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics among postpartum women who were admitted to Harar town public hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 423)

From: Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women admitted to Harar town public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study

Variable

Cases n(%)

Controls n(%)

Age of mother in years

  

≤ 24

47 (44.3)

159 (50.2)

> 24–34

48 (45.3)

117 (36.9)

> 34

11 (10.4)

41 (12.9)

Residence

  

Urban

42 (39.6)

185 (58.4)

Rural

64(60.4)

132(41.6)