Table 1 The characteristics of the respondents in the DHS pooled data 2000–2016, Ethiopia (n = 40,520)
Characteristic | Categories | Weighted frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Child’s characteristics | |||
Sex of the child | Male | 20,629 | 50.9 |
Female | 19,890 | 49.1 | |
Age of the child | 0–12 months | 10,040 | 24.8 |
13–24 months | 8093 | 20.0 | |
≥25 months | 22,386 | 55.2 | |
Diarrhea in the past 2 weeks (n = 38,037) | Yes | 6616 | 17.4 |
No | 31,421 | 82.6 | |
Mother’s characteristics | |||
Age of mother (in years) | 15–24 | 10,216 | 25.2 |
25–34 | 20,388 | 50.3 | |
> = 35 | 9916 | 24.5 | |
Marital status | Married | 37,281 | 92.0 |
Divorced/separated | 1651 | 4.1 | |
Widowed | 576 | 1.4 | |
Living with a partner | 823 | 2.0 | |
Single | 188 | 0.5 | |
Mother’s working status (n = 40,404) | Not working | 21,250 | 52.6 |
Working | 19,155 | 47.4 | |
Mother’s education | No education | 30,365 | 74.9 |
Primary | 8258 | 20.4 | |
Secondary | 1527 | 3.8 | |
Higher | 369 | 0.9 | |
Paternal characteristics | |||
Partner educational level (n = 39,822) | No education | 22,254 | 55.9 |
Primary | 13,485 | 33.9 | |
Secondary | 3193 | 8.0 | |
Higher | 890 | 2.2 | |
Partner occupational status (n = 40,006) | Working in agriculture | 32,539 | 81.3 |
Work in non-agriculture | 6794 | 17.0 | |
Not working | 673 | 1.7 | |
Household characteristics | |||
Household size | Less than 5 | 9841 | 24.3 |
5 or more | 30,679 | 75.7 | |
Number of children 5 and below | 2 or less | 33,572 | 82.9 |
3 and above | 6948 | 17.1 | |
Sex of household head | Male | 35,364 | 87.3 |
Female | 5156 | 12.7 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 4032 | 10.0 |
Rural | 36,488 | 90.0 | |
Main floor material (n = 39,595) | Cement | 2705 | 6.8 |
Earth | 36,890 | 93.2 | |
Media exposure | |||
Listening radio (n = 40,508) | Yes | 14,094 | 34.8 |
No | 26,414 | 65.2 | |
Watching TV (n = 40,476) | Yes | 6369 | 84.3 |
No | 34,107 | 15.7 | |
Water and sanitation facility | |||
Sources of drinking water (n = 39,685) | Improved | 17,519 | 44.1 |
Unimproved | 22,165 | 55.9 | |
Latrine type (n = 39,698) | Improved | 4475 | 11.3 |
Unimproved | 35,223 | 88.7 | |
Survey year | 2000 | 11,550 | 28.5 |
2005 | 10,692 | 26.4 | |
2011 | 11,413 | 28.2 | |
2016 | 6864 | 16.9 | |