Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, eight selected rural districts of Ethiopia, March 2012
Background characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age in years (n = 1559) | ||
15-19 | 119 | 7.6 |
20 -34 | 1167 | 74.9 |
≥ 35 | 273 | 17.5 |
Children ever born (n = 1552) | ||
1 | 272 | 17.5 |
2-4 | 763 | 49.1 |
≥ 5 | 517 | 33.3 |
Educational status (n = 1563) | ||
Can't read or write | 1052 | 67.3 |
Informal education | 24 | 1.5 |
Primary education | 363 | 23.2 |
Secondary or tertiary education | 124 | 7.9 |
Marital status (n = 1561) | ||
Married/living together | 1431 | 91.7 |
Divorced/separated | 91 | 5.8 |
Never married | 29 | 1.9 |
Widowed | 10 | 0.6 |
Occupation (n = 1563) | ||
House wife/farmer | 889 | 56.9 |
Student | 467 | 29.9 |
Petty trade | 161 | 10.3 |
Others | 46 | 3.0 |