Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and children in underserved settings of Ethiopia, 2022.
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Child’s sex | ||
| Boy | 1,985 | 54.4 |
| Girl | 1,661 | 45.6 |
| Child’s age (months) | ||
| 12–23 | 1,849 | 50.7 |
| 24–35 | 1,797 | 49.3 |
| Caregiver’s age | ||
| 15–24 | 875 | 24.0 |
| 25–34 | 1,969 | 54.0 |
| 35–44 | 572 | 15.7 |
| 45 or above | 105 | 2.9 |
| Do not know | 126 | 3.5 |
| Caregiver’s educational status | ||
| No formal education or preschool | 2,158 | 59.2 |
| Primary education | 788 | 21.6 |
| Secondary education | 616 | 16.9 |
| Tertiary education | 84 | 2.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Not ever married | 43 | 1.2 |
| Married/Living together | 3,312 | 90.8 |
| Separated | 83 | 2.3 |
| Divorced | 110 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 98 | 2.7 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 677 | 18.6 |
| Rural | 2,969 | 81.4 |
| Caregiver’s employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 2,098 | 57.6 |
| Employed | 1,548 | 42.4 |
| Regiona | ||
| Afar | 636 | 17.4 |
| Amhara | 372 | 10.2 |
| Oromia | 431 | 11.8 |
| Somali | 480 | 13.2 |
| Benishangul Gumuz | 216 | 5.9 |
| Southern Nations Nationalities and peoples | 300 | 8.2 |
| Sidama | 239 | 6.6 |
| Southwest Ethiopia | 181 | 5.0 |
| Gambella | 479 | 13.1 |
| Harari | 60 | 1.6 |
| Addis Ababa | 192 | 5.3 |
| Dire Dawa | 60 | 1.6 |
| Household size | ||
| 2–5 | 2,044 | 56.0 |
| 6 or above | 1,602 | 44.0 |
a
Unweighted sample size.