Table 1 Parental level characteristics of children aged 06–23 months, Dangila, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014. (n = 920)
Characteristic | Frequency(n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Parental characteristics | ||
Mother’s age (years) | ||
15–24 | 223 | 24.2 |
25–34 | 512 | 55.7 |
35–49 | 185 | 20.1 |
Mother’s religion | ||
Orthodox | 758 | 82.4 |
Othersa | 162 | 17.6 |
Mother’s ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 904 | 98.3 |
Othersb | 16 | 1.7 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 827 | 89.9 |
Formerly married/notc | 93 | 10.1 |
Mother’s education | ||
Cannot write and read | 392 | 42.6 |
Primary education (1–8) | 223 | 24.2 |
Secondary education (9–12) | 219 | 23.9 |
Higher educationd | 86 | 9.3 |
Father’s education (n = 848) | ||
Cannot write and read | 252 | 29.7 |
Primary education (1–8) | 222 | 26.2 |
Secondary education (9–12) | 244 | 28.8 |
Higher educationd | 130 | 15.3 |
Mother’s work | ||
Currently not worke | 695 | 75.5 |
Currently working | 225 | 24.5 |
Father’s work (n = 848) | ||
Farmer | 355 | 41.9 |
Merchant | 149 | 17.6 |
Government employee | 197 | 23.2 |
Non government employee | 17 | 2 |
Self employee | 74 | 8.7 |
Labor work | 56 | 6.6 |