Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics in rural Tigray region, northern Ethiopia, August 2017(n = 1109)
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ||
16–19 | 52 | 4.7 |
20–24 | 278 | 25.1 |
25–29 | 302 | 27.2 |
30–34 | 228 | 20.6 |
35–39 | 182 | 16.4 |
> =40 | 67 | 6.0 |
Maternal education | ||
Not educated | 462 | 41.7 |
Primary school | 473 | 42.7 |
Secondary school | 162 | 14.6 |
Diploma and above | 12 | 1.1 |
Partner/husband education | ||
Not educated | 364 | 32.8 |
Primary school | 541 | 48.8 |
Secondary school | 176 | 15.9 |
Diploma and above | 28 | 2.5 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 1047 | 94.4 |
Not currently married | 62 | 5.6 |
Maternal occupation | ||
House wife | 126 | 11.4 |
Farmer | 900 | 81.2 |
Othersa | 83 | 7.5 |
Husband/partner occupation | ||
Farmer | 955 | 86.1 |
Private worker | 62 | 5.6 |
Othersa | 92 | 8.3 |
Wealth index | ||
Lowest | 220 | 19.8 |
Second | 227 | 20.5 |
Middle | 213 | 19.2 |
Fourth | 225 | 20.3 |
Highest | 224 | 20.2 |
Infant sex | ||
Male | 470 | 42.4 |
Female | 639 | 57.6 |
Birth order | ||
1–2 | 417 | 47.6 |
3–4 | 427 | 38.5 |
5a | 265 | 23.9 |