Table 3.
Socio-economic, demographic, health and environmental characteristics of respondents/children in the Tigray Region State, 2016 (N = 986)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child’s age (in month) | < 6 | 140 | 14.2 |
| 6–11 | 83 | 8.42 | |
| 12–23 | 218 | 22.1 | |
| 24–60 | 545 | 55.3 | |
| Sex of child | Male | 488 | 49.50 |
| Female | 498 | 50.50 | |
| Residence | Urban | 170 | 17.2 |
| Rural | 816 | 82.8 | |
| Household size | ≤ 5 | 293 | 29.7 |
| > 5 | 693 | 70.3 | |
| Sex of the household head | Male | 826 | 83.8 |
| Female | 160 | 16.2 | |
| Mother’s education | No formal education | 622 | 63.1 |
| Primary and above | 364 | 36.9 | |
| Wealth index | Poor | 532 | 54 |
| Middle | 180 | 18.3 | |
| Rich | 274 | 27.8 | |
| Vaccinated status | Not vaccinated | 322 | 32.7 |
| Vaccinated | 664 | 67.3 | |
| Mother’s age | 15–24 | 254 | 25.8 |
| 25–34 | 438 | 44.4 | |
| 35–49 | 294 | 29.8 | |
| Health insurance coverage | No | 862 | 87.4 |
| Yes | 124 | 12.6 | |
| Type of birth | Single | 967 | 98.1 |
| Multiple | 19 | 1.93 | |
| Diarrhea status | No | 861 | 87.3 |
| Yes | 125 | 12.7 | |
| Anemia status of child | No | 976 | 99 |
| Yes | 10 | 1.01 | |
| Mother’s smoking cigarette | No | 976 | 99 |
| Yes | 10 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity usage | No | 708 | 71.8 |
| Yes | 278 | 28.2 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 937 | 95 |
| Muslim | 49 | 5 | |
| Media exposure | No | 737 | 74.8 |
| Yes | 249 | 25.3 | |
| Size of child at birth | Smaller | 239 | 24.2 |
| Medium | 547 | 55.5 | |
| Larger | 200 | 20.3 |