Table 1 Frequency and percentage distribution of individual level background characteristics of mothers and their children aged 12–59 months, EDHS 2011 (n = 4983)
Characteristics | Number | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Fully immunized | No | 3701 | 74.3 |
Yes | 1282 | 25.7 | |
Children age group (months) | 12–23 | 955 | 19.2 |
24–35 | 1207 | 24.2 | |
36–47 | 1431 | 28.7 | |
48–59 | 1390 | 27.9 | |
Sex of child | Female | 2436 | 48.9 |
Male | 2547 | 51.1 | |
Children birth order | 1st | 909 | 18.3 |
2nd–4th | 2224 | 44.6 | |
≥5th | 1850 | 37.1 | |
Child place of birth | Home | 4498 | 90.3 |
Health institution | 483 | 9.7 | |
Missing | 2 | 0.0 | |
Mothers age group (years) | ≤24 | 1048 | 21.0 |
25–34 | 2650 | 53.2 | |
≥35 | 1285 | 25.8 | |
Fathers age group (years) | ≤24 | 151 | 3.0 |
25–34 | 1701 | 34.0 | |
≥35 | 2720 | 55.0 | |
Missing | 411 | 8.0 | |
Maternal educational level | No education | 3561 | 71.5 |
Primary | 1253 | 25.1 | |
Secondary and above | 169 | 3.4 | |
Fathers educational level | No education | 2657 | 53.3 |
Primary | 1846 | 37.0 | |
Secondary and above | 459 | 9.2 | |
Missing | 21 | 0.4 | |
Sex of head of household | Female | 897 | 18.0 |
Male | 4086 | 82.0 | |
Marital status | Never in union (single) | 21 | 0.4 |
Living together | 4588 | 92.1 | |
Not living together | 374 | 7.5 | |
Maternal ANC utilization | No | 1673 | 33.6 |
Yes | 1242 | 24.9 | |
Missing | 2068 | 41.5 | |
Maternal TT utilization | No | 1448 | 29.1 |
Yes | 1467 | 29.4 | |
Missing | 2068 | 41.5 | |
Religious affiliation | Orthodox | 1535 | 30.8 |
Muslim | 2242 | 45.0 | |
Protestant | 1050 | 21.1 | |
Traditional and others | 156 | 2.1 | |
Mothers occupation | Did not work | 2521 | 50.6 |
Non professional | 1521 | 30.5 | |
Professional | 887 | 17.8 | |
Missing | 54 | 1.1 | |
Fathers occupation | Did not work | 110 | 2.2 |
Non professional | 4104 | 81.6 | |
Professional | 769 | 16.2 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 1472 | 29.5 |
Poor | 1027 | 20.6 | |
Medium | 886 | 17.8 | |
Rich | 902 | 18.1 | |
Richest | 696 | 14.0 | |
Media exposure | Not exposed | 4033 | 80.9 |
Exposed | 950 | 19.1 | |
Maternal health care decision making | Husband/partner alone | 1283 | 28.0 |
By her self | 689 | 15.0 | |
Jointly with her husband | 2610 | 57.0 | |
Number of under five child |  | Median | 2 (IQR = 1) |