Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the children’s parent in Dale and Boricha districts, Sidama Ethiopia, in 2019(n = 701)
Characteristics | Category | ODF | Non- ODF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers educational status | Can nor read and write | 145 (20.7%) | 145 (20.7%) | 290 (41.37) |
Read and write | 118 (16.8%) | 40 (5.7%) | 158 (22.54) | |
Primary | 135 (19.3%) | 5 (0.7%) | 140 (19.97) | |
Secondary | 26 (3.7%) | 7 (1%) | 33 (4.71) | |
College and above | 76 (10.8%) | 4 (0.6%) | 80 (11.41) | |
Fathers educational status | Cannot read and write | 299 (42.7%) | 561 (80%) | 160 (22.82) |
Read and write | 122 (17.4%) | 81 (11.6%) | 203 (28.96) | |
Primary education | 99 (14.1%) | 3 (0.4%) | 102 (14.55) | |
Secondary education | 69 (9.9%) | 14 (2%) | 83 (11.84) | |
College and above | 111 (15.9%) | 42 (6%) | 153 (21.83) | |
Religion | Protestant | 94 (13,4%) | 17 (2.4%) | 111 (15.83) |
Orthodox | 51 (7.2%) | 196 (28%) | 247 (35.24) | |
Muslim | 42 (6%) | 252 (36%) | 294 (41.94) | |
Others | 7 (1%) | 42 (6%) | 49 (6.99) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 56 (8)% | 42 (6%) | 98 (13.98) |
Amhara | 26 (18%) | 84 (12%) | 110 (15.69) | |
Sidama | 144 (20.5%) | 220 (31.3%) | 364 (51.93) | |
Others | 70 (10%) | 59 (8.4%) | 129 (18.40) | |
Economic status | Poorest | 75 (10.6%) | 96 (13.6%) | 171 (24.39) |
Poor | 47 (7%) | 68 (9.7%) | 116 (16.55) | |
Middle | 168 (24%) | 54 (7.%) | 222 (31.67) | |
Rich | 25 (3.6%) | 84 (12%) | 109 (15.55) | |
Richest | 56 (8%) | 28 (3.9%) | 84 (11.98) | |
Child care taking | Care taker | 289 (41.2%) | 84 (12%) | 373 (53.21) |
Non-care taker | 266 (38%) | 62 (8.8%) | 328 (46.7)9 | |
Family size | < 4 persons | 369 (52.6%) | 40 (5.7%) | 409 (58.35) |
> 4 persons | 232 (33%) | 60 (8.5%) | 292 (41.65) | |
Marital status | Married | 148 (21.1%) | 322 (46%) | 470 (67.05) |
Divorced | 84 (12%) | 77 (10.9%) | 161 (22.97) | |
Widowed | 14 (2%) | 42 (6%) | 56 (7.99) | |
Single | 14 (2%) | 49 (7%) | 63 (8.99) | |
Sharing room with animals | Yes | 290 (41.3%) | 299 (42.7%) | 589 (84.02) |
No | 65 (9.3%) | 47 (6.7%) | 112 (15.98) |