Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Ethiopia EDHS 2019. (n = 1982)

Sex of the child

Male

985 (49.7%)

724 (49.6%)

261 (49.9%)

Female

997 (50.3%)

735 (50.4%)

262 (50.1%)

Age of the mother

15–24

637 (32.1%)

452 (31.0%)

193 (36.9%)

25–34

1036 (52.3%)

760 (52.0%)

272 (52.0%)

35–49

309 (15.6%)

247 (17.0%)

58 (11.1%)

Religion

Orthodox

605 (30.5%)

428 (29.3%)

177 (33.8%)

Protestant

372 (18.8%)

281 (19.3%)

91 (17.4%)

Muslim

969 (48.9%)

723 (49.6%)

246 (47.0%)

Other

36 (1.8%)

27 (1.9%)

9 (1.7%)

Place of residence

Urban

495 (24.9%)

372 (25.5%)

123 (23.5%)

Rural

1487 (75.0%)

1087 (74.5%)

400 (76.5%)

Educational status

No education

956 (48.2%)

705 (48.3%)

251 (48.0%)

Primary education

697 (35.2%)

510 (35.0%)

187 (35.8%)

Secondary education

197 (9.9%)

143 (9.8%)

54 (10.3%)

Higher education

132 (6.7%)

101 (6.9%)

31 (5.9%)

Marital status

Married

1866 (94.2%)

1370 (93.9%)

496 (94.8%)

Not married

116 (5.9%)

89 (6.1%)

27 (5.2%)

Wealth index level

Poor

950 (47.9%)

682 (46.7%)

268 (51.2%)

Middle

280 (14.1%)

209 (14.3%)

71 (13.6%)

Rich

752 (37.9%)

568 (38.9%)

184 (35.2%)

Media access (television)

Yes

393 (19.8%)

294 (20.1%)

99 (18.9%)

No

1589 (80.2%)

1165 (79.9%)

424 (81.1%)

Media access (radio)

Yes

506 (25.5%)

379 (26.0%)

127 (24.3%)

No

1476 (74.5%)

1080 (74.0%)

396 (75.7%)