Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, Dangila district; Ethiopia, February 2015
| Variable | Frequency (n=763) | Percentage |
| Age of the mother | ||
| 15–19years | 18 | 2.3 |
| 20–24years | 106 | 13.9 |
| 25–29years | 263 | 34.5 |
| 30–34years | 218 | 28.6 |
| ±35years | 158 | 20.7 |
| Educational status of the mother | ||
| Unable to read and write | 476 | 62.4 |
| Can read and write | 147 | 19.3 |
| Primary education | 97 | 12.7 |
| Secondary education | 43 | 5.6 |
| Educational status of the husband | ||
| Unable to read and write | 272 | 35.7 |
| Can read and write | 362 | 47.4 |
| Primary education | 94 | 12.3 |
| Secondary education | 35 | 4.6 |
| Occupation of mother | ||
| House wife | 177 | 23.2 |
| Farmer | 586 | 76.8 |
| Occupation of the husband | ||
| Daily laborer | 25 | 3.3 |
| Farmer | 697 | 91.3 |
| Merchant and farmer | 41 | 5.4 |
| Family size | ||
| ≤5 | 470 | 61.6 |
| >5 | 293 | 38.4 |