Table 1.
Sociodemographic and other health related characteristics of children aged 6–23 months, Ethiopia, 2012.
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Husband education | ||
| No education | 1363 | 48.1 |
| Primary education | 1202 | 42.4 |
| Secondary and above | 237 | 8.4 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 368 | 13 |
| Rural | 2468 | 87 |
| Child characteristics | ||
| Age in months | ||
| 6–11 | 1059 | 37.4 |
| 12–17 | 943 | 33.2 |
| 18–23 | 834 | 29.4 |
| Birth order | ||
| First | 487 | 17.2 |
| Second | 500 | 17.6 |
| Third | 427 | 15.1 |
| Fourth | 371 | 13.1 |
| Fifth | 1051 | 37.1 |
| Mothers characteristics | ||
| Mothers work | ||
| Yes | 937 | 33.0 |
| No | 1894 | 66.8 |
| Mothers education | ||
| No education | 1916 | 67.5 |
| Primary | 804 | 28.4 |
| Secondary & above | 116 | 4.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Never in union | 21 | 0.7 |
| Married | 2653 | 93.5 |
| Widowed | 162 | 5.7 |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Household wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 683 | 24.1 |
| Poorer | 630 | 22.2 |
| Middle | 571 | 20.1 |
| Richer | 507 | 17.9 |
| Richest | 445 | 15.7 |
| Exposure to media | ||
| Satisfactory | 639 | 22.5 |
| Unsatisfactory | 2192 | 77.3 |
| No. of children <5 | ||
| One | 928 | 32.7 |
| Two | 1447 | 51.0 |
| Three and above | 461 | 16.3 |
| Decision making | ||
| Women involved | 309 | 10.9 |
| Women not involved | 2341 | 88.3 |
| Health service characteristics | ||
| ANC visit | ||
| No visit | 1607 | 56.7 |
| 1–3 | 655 | 23.1 |
| 4+ | 494 | 17.4 |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Home | 2503 | 88.3 |
| Health institute | 333 | 11.7 |