Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Child sex | Â | Â |
Male | 193 | 52.6 |
Female | 174 | 47.4 |
Child age | Â | Â |
7–12 months | 185 | 50.4 |
13–20 months | 182 | 49.6 |
Mean (± SD) age 12.9(±4.1) months | ||
Maternal age | Â | Â |
20–35 years | 302 | 82.3 |
36–43 years | 65 | 17.7 |
Mean ± SD for mothers was 31.3(±4.4) years | ||
Number of parity | Â | Â |
1–3 | 325 | 88.6 |
4–6 | 42 | 11.4 |
Number of under five children | Â | Â |
1 | 242 | 65.9 |
>1 | 125 | 34.1 |
Family size | Â | Â |
≤5 | 269 | 73.3 |
>5 | 98 | 26.7 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Urban | 285 | 77.7 |
Rural | 82 | 22.3 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Currently married | 275 | 74.9 |
Currently unmarriedc | 92 | 25.1 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Orthodox | 296 | 80.7 |
Muslim | 52 | 14.2 |
Protestant | 19 | 5.1 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Amhara | 286 | 77.9 |
Kemant | 62 | 16.9 |
Tigre | 12 | 3.3 |
Oromo | 7 | 1.9 |
Wealth status | Â | Â |
Poor | 122 | 33.3 |
Medium | 130 | 35.4 |
Rich | 115 | 31.3 |
Maternal education | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 110 | 30 |
Literate | 257 | 70 |
Paternal education | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 48 | 13.1 |
Literate | 319 | 86.9 |
Maternal employment | Â | Â |
Employeeb | 96 | 26.2 |
Housewife | 166 | 45.2 |
Outdoor workersa | 105 | 28.6 |
Paternal employment | Â | Â |
Employeeb | 149 | 40.6 |
Outdoor workersa | 218 | 59.4 |