Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women who had 6–12 months old child in Gurage zone, South Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 778)
Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Child sex | Male | 373 | 47.9 |
Female | 405 | 52.1 | |
Maternal age (years) | 15-19 | 15 | 1.9 |
20-24 | 74 | 9.5 | |
25-29 | 289 | 37.1 | |
30-34 | 232 | 29.8 | |
35-39 | 150 | 19.3 | |
40-44 | 17 | 2.2 | |
45-49 | 1 | 0.1 | |
Maternal religion | Orthodox Christian | 419 | 53.9 |
Islam | 268 | 34.4 | |
Protestant | 83 | 10.7 | |
Others | 8 | 1.03 | |
Area of residence | Urban | 332 | 42.7 |
Rural | 446 | 57.3 | |
Maternal marital status | Single | 47 | 6.0 |
Married | 698 | 89.7 | |
Widowed | 9 | 1.2 | |
Divorced | 24 | 3.1 | |
Maternal occupation | Housewife | 541 | 69.5 |
Farmer | 62 | 8.0 | |
Merchant | 104 | 13.4 | |
Daily laborer | 22 | 2.8 | |
Employed | 46 | 5.9 | |
Others | 3 | 0.4 | |
Maternal educational status | Illiterate | 291 | 37.4 |
Can read and write | 178 | 22.9 | |
Primary –first cycle | 99 | 12.7 | |
Primary – second cycle | 98 | 12.6 | |
Secondary school | 74 | 9.5 | |
Diploma and above | 38 | 4.9 |