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Table 1 Profile of women who died of maternal causes (n=28), Butajira, Ethiopia

From: Impacts of maternal mortality on living children and families: A qualitative study from Butajira, Ethiopia

Variable

Number

Type of informant

 

Husband

Mother

Mother Father in law

Brother/sister

Nephew/ son

14

3

3

6

2

Age group

 

17-19

20-29

3-39

40-49

No data

4

3

14

3

4

Marital status

 

Married (monogamous)

Married Polygamous

Divorced

22

5

1

Place of delivery

 

Home

Hospital

No data

15

12

1

Education

 

Illiterate

Primary 1-6

Secondary 7-12

Tertiary 12+ No data

No data

10

9

6

1

2

ANC follow up

 

Yes

No

No data

13

5

10

Number of children left behind

 

First time pregnant

1-2

3-5

6-8

ND

2

8

9

4

4