Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children and their mothers/caregivers at rural kebeles of Lay Armachiho district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2012 (N = 694)
Variables | Numbers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex of children | ||
Female | 323 | 46.5 |
Male | 371 | 53.5 |
Marital status of mothers/caregivers | ||
Single | 20 | 2.9 |
Married | 569 | 82.0 |
Divorced | 70 | 10.1 |
Widowed | 35 | 5.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 337 | 48.6 |
Tigre | 6 | 0.9 |
Kimant | 351 | 50.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 647 | 93.2 |
Muslim | 41 | 5.9 |
Other* | 6 | 0.9 |
Educational status of mother/caregiver | ||
Unable to read write | 559 | 80.5 |
Able to read write | 50 | 7.2 |
Primary education | 65 | 9.4 |
Secondary education | 14 | 2.0 |
Tertiary and above | 6 | 0.9 |
Occupation of mother/caregiver | ||
Housewife | 474 | 68.3 |
Farmer | 96 | 13.8 |
Government employed | 15 | 2.2 |
Merchant | 75 | 10.8 |
Day laborer | 31 | 4.5 |
Private employed | 3 | 0.4 |
Kebele | ||
Workmidir | 72 | 10.4 |
Worangeb/Maura | 55 | 7.9 |
Janicaw | 89 | 12.8 |
Woynochrobit | 134 | 19.3 |
Genbera | 110 | 15.9 |
Chiranbezo | 132 | 19.0 |
Aykuachakirn | 102 | 14.7 |