Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of women with pre-eclampsia and normotensive women in Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia from 8 August 2019 to 1 October 2020
| Variables | Women with pre-eclampsia (n=363) | Normotensive women (n=367) | Total (n=730) | P value |
| Maternal age (in year) | 25.42±4.76 | 24.6±4.48 | 25.02±4.64 | |
| Maternal education | ||||
| No formal education | 33 (9.1) | 16 (4.3) | 49 (6.7) | <0.05 |
| Primary education | 164 (45.2) | 145 (39.5) | 309 (42.3) | |
| Secondary education | 98 (27) | 110 (30) | 208 (28.5) | |
| College/university | 68 (18.7) | 96 (26.2) | 164 (22.5) | |
| Husband education | ||||
| No formal education | 15 (4.1) | 7 (1.9) | 22 (3) | <0.05 |
| Primary education | 122 (33.6) | 87 (23.7) | 209 (28.5) | |
| Secondary education | 99 (27.3) | 117 (31.9) | 216 (29.6) | |
| College/university | 127(35) | 156 (42.5) | 283 (38.8) | |
| Maternal occupation | ||||
| House wife | 191 (52.6) | 163 (44.4) | 354 (48.5) | >0.05 |
| Merchant | 70 (19.3) | 76 (20.7) | 146 (20) | |
| Employed | 64 (17.6) | 88 (24) | 152 (20.8) | |
| Student | 23 (6.3) | 21 (5.7) | 44 (6) | |
| Farmer | 10 (2.8) | 10 (2.7) | 20 (2.7) | |
| Daily labourer | 5 (1.4) | 9 (2.5) | 14 (1.9) | |
| Husband occupation | ||||
| Employed | 116 (32) | 149 (40.6) | 265 (36.3) | <0.05 |
| Merchant | 126 (34.7) | 136 (37.1) | 262 (35.9) | |
| Farmer | 75 (20.7) | 45 (12.3) | 120 (16.4) | |
| Daily labourer | 31 (8.5) | 23 (6.3) | 54 (7.4) | |
| Student | 7 (1.9) | 10 (2.7) | 17 (2.3) | |
| Unemployed | 8 (2.2) | 4 (1.1) | 12 (1.6) | |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Rural | 294 (81) | 331 (90.4) | 104 (14.3) | <0.001 |
| Urban | 69 (19) | 35 (9.6) | 625 (85.7) | |
| Wealth Index | ||||
| Low | 157 (43.3) | 95 (26) | 252 (34.6) | <0.001 |
| Middle | 105 (28.9) | 139 (28) | 244 (33.5) | |
| Rich | 101 (27.8) | 132 (36.1) | 233 (32) |
A p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.