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 |