Table 1 Selected background characteristics of P-MaMiE study participants
Characteristics | At 6 month follow-up | At 12 month follow-up |
|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%)/Mean (SD) | N (%)/Mean (SD) |
Maternal Characteristics | Â | Â |
Religion: | Â | Â |
   Muslim | 674 (77.2) | 722 (78.0) |
   Orthodox Christian | 133 (15.3) | 139 (15.0) |
   Protestant | 56 (6.4) | 55 (5.9) |
   Catholic | 10 (1.2) | 10 (1.1) |
Ethnicity: | Â | Â |
   Meskan | 404 (46.3) | 436 (47.1) |
   Mareko | 119 (13.7) | 123 (13.3) |
   Silti | 200 (22.8) | 218 (23.5) |
   Sodo | 69 (7.9) | 68 (7.3) |
   Others | 81 (9.3) | 81 (8.8) |
Currently married | 865 (99.1) | 917 (99.0) |
Occupation | Â | Â |
   Housewife or farming | 759 (87.1) | 805 (87.1) |
   Self or paid employee | 112 (12.9) | 119 (12.9) |
Age (years) | 26.8(6.2) | 26.9(6.2) |
Educational status | Â | Â |
   Literate | 134 (15.4) | 141 (15.2) |
   Non-literate | 739 (84.7) | 785 (84.8) |
Household characteristics | Â | Â |
Age of husband (years) | 36.0(8.8) | 36.1(8.9) |
Educational status of husband | Â | Â |
   Literate | 594 (68.4) | 632 (68.7) |
   Non-literate | 274(31.6) | 288 (31.3) |
Main source of water | Â | Â |
   Protected supply | 601 (69.0) | 644 (69.7) |
   Unprotected supply | 270 (31.0) | 280 (30.3) |
Sanitary condition | Â | Â |
   Have toilet facilities | 553 (63.3) | 582 (62.9) |
   No proper toilet facilities | 320 (36.7) | 344 (37.2) |
Rubbish disposal | Â | Â |
   Buries, burns or others | 192 (22.0) | 200 (21.6) |
   Disposes on field | 680 (78.0) | 725 (78.4) |
Traditional surgical practices before two months of age | Â | Â |
Uvulectomy: | Â | Â |
   Performed | 16 (1.8) | 16 (1.7) |
   Not Performed | 853 (98.2) | 905 (98.3) |
Circumcision of girls: | Â | Â |
   Performed | 6 (1.4) | 7 (1.5) |
   Not Performed | 415 (98.6) | 447 (98.5) |
Circumcision of boys: | Â | Â |
   Performed | 187 (41.6) | 196 (41.9) |
   Not Performed | 262 (58.4) | 272 (58.1) |