Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Amibara district, North Eastern Ethiopia, April 2015
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age of mother (in year) (n = 403) | ||
< 20 | 21 | 5.2 |
20–34 | 302 | 74.9 |
> 34 | 80 | 19.9 |
Mean (± SD) & median age of mother | 28.94 (±6.29) & 29.00 years | |
Ethnicity (n = 403) | ||
Afar | 208 | 51.6 |
Amhara | 106 | 26.3 |
Oromo | 54 | 13.4 |
Tigray | 35 | 8.7 |
Religion of mother (n = 403) | ||
Muslim | 229 | 56.8 |
Orthodox | 119 | 29.6 |
Protestant | 55 | 13.6 |
Maternal education status (n = 403) | ||
No formal education | 131 | 32.5 |
Formal education | 272 | 67.5 |
Maternal marital status (n = 403) | ||
Currently married | 292 | 72.5 |
Unmarrieda | 111 | 27.5 |
Paternal educational status (n = 366) | ||
No formal education | 202 | 55.2 |
Formal education | 164 | 44.8 |
Head of the household (n = 403) | ||
Mother of the index child | 92 | 22.8 |
Fathers of the index child | 311 | 77.2 |
Parity (n = 403) | ||
Primipara | 103 | 25.6 |
Multipara | 300 | 74.4 |
Sex of the index child (n = 403) | ||
Male | 203 | 50.4 |
Female | 200 | 49.6 |
Age of the child (in month) (n = 403) | ||
< 6 | 64 | 15.9 |
6–11 | 60 | 14.9 |
12–17 | 102 | 25.3 |
18–23 | 177 | 43.9 |
Mean (± SD) & median age of child | 14.50 (± 7.36) & 15.00 months | |
Family size (n = 403) | ||
2 | 30 | 7.5 |
3–4 | 142 | 35.2 |
≥ 5 | 231 | 57.3 |