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. 2023 Nov 22;11:1179720. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1179720

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the respondents in West Armachiho district, Ethiopia 2020.

Variables Category Frequency Percentage (%)
Sex Male 342 48.6
Female 361 51.4
Child’s age 0–11 366 52.1
12–17 187 26.6
18–23 150 21.3
Maternal age 15–24 128 18.2
25–34 429 61.0
35–44 123 17.5
> = 45 23 3.3
Maternal ethnicity Amhara 656 93.3
Tigray 39 5.5
Other 8 1.1
Maternal education No formal education 438 62.3
Primary 201 28.6
Secondary and above 64 9.1
Maternal employment Housewife 396 56.3
Farmer 210 29.9
Merchant 50 7.1
Government employee 30 4.3
Others 17 2.4
Husband education No formal education 375 53.3
Primary 221 31.4
Secondary and above 107 15.2
Residence Urban 394 56
Rural 309 44
Family size <4 135 19.2
4–5 361 51.4
>5 207 29.4
Wealth index Lowest 106 15.1
Second 171 24.3
Middle 135 19.2
Fourth 141 20.1
Highest 150 21.3