Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of children and their parents, Dabat District, northwest Ethiopia 2016 (n = 735)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex of the child | ||
 Male | 337 | 45.9 |
 Female | 398 | 54.1 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 155 | 21.1 |
 Rural | 580 | 78.9 |
Mother’s marital status | ||
 Currently married | 643 | 87.5 |
 Currently unmarriedb | 92 | 12.5 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 718 | 97.7 |
 Muslim | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Mother’s education | ||
 Illiterate | 561 | 76.3 |
 Primary | 100 | 13.6 |
 Secondary and above | 74 | 10.1 |
Father’s education | ||
 Illiterate | 405 | 55.1 |
 Primary | 238 | 32.4 |
 Secondary and above | 92 | 12.5 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
 Housewife | 320 | 43.5 |
 Outdoor workers | 415 | 56.5 |
Father’s Occupation | ||
 Farmer | 593 | 80.7 |
 Merchant | 42 | 5.7 |
 Government employee | 73 | 9.9 |
 Othersa | 27 | 3.7 |
Family size | ||
 < 6 | 282 | 38.4 |
 ≥ 6 | 453 | 61.6 |
Family history of goiter | ||
 Yes | 56 | 7.6 |
 No | 679 | 92.7 |
Source of drinking water | ||
 Tap | 168 | 22.9 |
 Protected well | 128 | 17.4 |
 Unprotected well | 34 | 4.6 |
 Protected spring | 271 | 36.9 |
 Unprotected spring | 134 | 18.2 |
Water treatment habit | ||
 Yes | 32 | 4.4 |
 No | 703 | 96.6 |
Wealth status | ||
 Poor | 253 | 34.4 |
 Medium | 237 | 32.2 |
 Rich | 245 | 33.3 |