Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Variables | Maternal employment | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Employed N (%) | Unemployed N (%) | P value* | |
Maternal Age | |||
 17–19 | 3 (2.7) | 36 (8.1) | 0.049 |
 20–24 | 37 (32.7) | 146 (32.8) |  |
 25–29 | 53 (46.9) | 160 (36.0) |  |
  ≥ 30 | 20 (17.7) | 103 (23.1) |  |
Maternal Education | |||
 Illiterate | 4 (3.5) | 92 (20.7) | 0.000 |
 Informal education | 14 (12.4) | 74 (16.6) |  |
 Primary | 19 (16.8) | 162 (36.4) |  |
 Secondary and higher | 76 (67.3) | 117 (26.3) |  |
Ethnicity | |||
 Somali | 44 (38.9) | 226 (50.8) | 0.024 |
 Others | 69 (61.1) | 219 (49.2) |  |
Religion | |||
 Muslim | 60 (53.1) | 319 (71.7) | 0.000 |
 Christian | 53 (46.9) | 126 (28.3) |  |
Age of Infant | |||
 3 months | 21 (18.6) | 126 (28.3) | 0.012 |
 4 months | 30 (26.5) | 142 (31.9) |  |
 5 months | 62 (54.9) | 177 (39.8) |  |
Sex of Infant | |||
 Male | 57 (50.4) | 212 (47.6) | 0.594 |
 Female | 56 (49.6) | 233 (52.4) |  |
Husband education | |||
 Illiterate | 4 (3.7) | 25 (5.7) | 0.569 |
 Informal education | 7 (6.4) | 42 (9.6) |  |
 Primary | 16 (14.7) | 65 (14.8) |  |
 Secondary and higher | 82 (75.2) | 306 (69.9) |  |
Husband Occupation | |||
 Farmer/Pastoralist | 20 (18.3) | 81 (18.5) | 0.092 |
 Daily laborer | 11 (10.1) | 76 (17.4) |  |
 Government Employee | 35 (32.1) | 94 (21.5) |  |
 NGO Employee | 10 (9.2) | 33 (7.5) |  |
 Merchant | 33 (30.3) | 154 (35.2) |  |
Average family income (in Birr) | |||
 500–2000 | 20 (18.0) | 183 (43.0) | 0.000 |
 2001–3500 | 42 (37.8) | 139 (32.6) |  |
 3501–10000 | 49 (44.1) | 104 (24.4) |  |