Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of participants in rural areas of West Ethiopia, April to May, 2014 (n = 593)
Variables (n = 593) | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age of child in months | 1-5 | 152 (25.6) |
6-11 | 181 (30.5 | |
Sex of child | 12-23 | 260 (43.9) |
Male | 299 (50.4) | |
Age of mother in years | Female | 294 (49.6) |
15-19 | 55 (9.3) | |
20-24 | 224 (37.8) | |
25-29 | 174 (29.3) | |
30-34 | 91 (15.3) | |
Family size | 35+ | 49 (8.3) |
1-5 | 464 (78.2) | |
>5 | 129 (21.8) | |
Paternal Educational status | Mean family size | 5 |
Illiterate | 97 (16.4) | |
Primary complete | 205 (34.6) | |
Secondary complete | 136 (22.9) | |
Maternal Educational status | Above secondary | 155 (26.1) |
Illiterate | 160 (27) | |
Primary complete | 219 (36.9) | |
Secondary complete | 113 (19.1) | |
Occupation (mothers) | Above secondary | 101 (17) |
House wife | 309 (52.1) | |
Government employee | 75 (12.6) | |
Farmer | 18 (13.7) | |
Merchant | 110 (18.5) | |
Othersa | 18 (3) | |
Variables (n = 593) | Frequency (%) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 540 (91.1) |
Amahara | 41 (6.9) | |
Guraghe | 10 (1.7) | |
Religion | Othersb | 2 (0.3) |
Orthodox | 236 (39.8) | |
Protestant | 324 (54.6) | |
Muslim | 27 (4.6) | |
Wealth index of household | Othersc | 6 (1) |
Poor | 182 (30.7) | |
Medium | 244 (41.1) | |
High | 167 (28.2) | |
Owner radio/TV | ||
Yes | 330 (55.6) | |
No | 263 (44.4) |