Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of postpartum women by functional status trajectory groups across the six domains of WHODAS 2.0 in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

VariablesTrajectory groupTotal n (%)
Persistently well functioning, n (%)Poor functioning with recovery, n (%)Very poor functioning with recovery, n (%)
Age: mean (±SD)26.45 (±4.27)26.05 (4.34)26.36 (4.56)26.33 (4.36)
Residence
 Urban403 (52.0)190 (24.5)178 (23.0)771 (99.5)
 Rural0 (0.0)0 (0.0)4 (0.5)4 (0.5)
Ethnicity
 Amhara403 (52.0)189 (24.4)182 (23.5)774 (99.9)
 Tigre0 (0.0)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)
Religion
 Orthodox396 (51.1)179 (23.1)167 (21.5)742 (95.7)
 Muslim5 (0.6)11 (1.4)14 (1.8)30 (3.9)
 Protestant2 (0.3)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)3 (0.4)
Education status
 Illiterate/read and write25 (3.2)19 (2.5)21 (2.7)65 (8.4)
 Grades 1–8 (primary school)67 (8.6)42 (5.4)27 (3.5)136 (17.5)
 Grades 9–12 (secondary school)113 (14.6)49 (6.3)57 (7.4)219 (28.3)
 Certificate/diploma115 (14.8)52 (6.7)50 (6.5)217 (28.0)
 Degree and higher83 (10.7)28 (3.6)27 (3.5)138 (17.8)
Occupation
 Government employed124 (16.0)45 (5.8)61 (7.9)230 (29.7)
 Merchant/student79 (10.2)27 (3.5)39 (5.0)145 (18.7)
 Housewife179 (23.1)111 (14.3)77 (9.9)367 (47.4)
 Farmer/daily labourer21 (2.7)7 (0.9)5 (0.6)33 (4.3)
Marital status
 Married398 (51.4)185 (23.9)179 (23.1)762 (98.3)
 Single/widowed/divorced5 (0.6)5 (0.6)3 (0.4)13 (1.7)
Monthly expenditure
 ≤3000 Ethiopian currency141 (18.2)26 (3.4)39 (5.0)206 (26.6)
 3001–4000 Ethiopian currency91 (11.7)59 (7.6)42 (5.4)192 (24.8)
 ≥4001 Ethiopian currency171 (22.1)105 (13.5)101 (13.0)377 (48.6)