Table 1 Characteristics of caregivers of study children in Derashe special district, Southern Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Residence of the caregiver (n = 826) | Â | Â |
Urban | 103 | 12.5 |
Rural | 723 | 87.5 |
Age of the caregiver (years) (n = 826) | Â | Â |
< 20 | 87 | 10.5 |
20-24 | 145 | 17.6 |
25-29 | 260 | 31.5 |
30-34 | 156 | 18.9 |
> = 35 | 178 | 21.5 |
Relation of the study child with the caregiver (n = 826) | Â | Â |
Mother | 666 | 80.6 |
Others* | 160 | 19.4 |
Educational status of the caregiver (n = 826) | Â | Â |
No formal education | 582 | 70.5 |
Elementary | 175 | 21.2 |
Above elementary | 69 | 8.4 |
Educational status of the father of study child (n = 826) | Â | Â |
No formal education | 376 | 45.5 |
Elementary | 251 | 30.4 |
Above elementary | 199 | 24.1 |
Parity of the biological mother (n = 666) | Â | Â |
Primiparous | 118 | 17.7 |
Multiparous | 341 | 51.2 |
Grand multiparous | 207 | 31.1 |
Advice on young child feeding by a health professional (n = 716) | Â | Â |
Advised | 565 | 78.9 |
Not advised | 151 | 21.1 |