Table 1.

socio-demographic variables of the mothers/caregivers in HUSCH, Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2021

Variable		Frequency (n=227)	Percentage (100%)
Age	15-24	57	25.1
	25-34	128	56.4
	35-44	20	8.8
	45 and above	22	9.7
Religion	Orthodox	62	27.3
	Muslim	73	32.2
	Catholic	10	4.4
	Protestant	82	36.1
Educational status	Illiterate	41	18.1
	Read and write	16	7
	Primary	59	26
	Secondary	76	33.5
	College	35	15.4
Occupation	Government employee	21	9.3
Relationship with child	Self-employee	58	25.6
	Housewife	97	42.7
	Merchant	51	22.5
	Mother	174	76.7
	Grandmother	28	12.8
	Caregiver	24	10.6
Marital status	Married	152	67
	Unmarried	22	9.7
	Divorced	25	11
	Widowed	28	12.3%
Monthly income	<2000	55	24.2
	2000-2999	90	39.6
	3000-3999	45	19.8
	>4000	37	16.3
Family size	<4	152	67
	>4	75	33