Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents, Arsi Negele, Southern Ethiopia, 2015
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age of mothers/caretakers | ||
| < =24 years | 173 | 28.3 |
| 25–29 years | 224 | 36.7 |
| 30–34 years | 130 | 21.3 |
| > = 35 years | 84 | 13.7 |
| Mean age: | 27.54 | |
| Educational status of mother/caretaker | ||
| Illiterate | 151 | 24.7 |
| Read and write only | 86 | 14.1 |
| Primary school | 256 | 41.9 |
| Secondary school | 105 | 17.2 |
| College/university | 13 | 2.1 |
| Mothers/caretakers occupation | ||
| Housewife | 465 | 76.1 |
| Farmer | 69 | 11.3 |
| Housemaid | 33 | 5.4 |
| Merchant | 30 | 4.9 |
| Daily laborer | 3 | 0.5 |
| Others | 11 | 1.8 |
| Educational status of husband | ||
| Illiterate | 67 | 11.0 |
| Read and write only | 59 | 9.7 |
| Primary school | 233 | 38.1 |
| Secondary school | 215 | 35.2 |
| College/university | 37 | 6.1 |
| Husband’s occupation | ||
| Farmer | 358 | 58.6 |
| Private employee | 158 | 25.9 |
| Government employee | 31 | 5.1 |
| Merchant | 28 | 4.6 |
| Daily laborer | 23 | 3.8 |
| Others | 13 | 2.1 |
| Family income per month | ||
| < =999 ETB | 289 | 47.3 |
| 1000–1999 ETB | 265 | 43.4 |
| 2000–2999 ETB | 28 | 4.6 |
| 3000–3999 ETB | 12 | 2.0 |
| > =4000 ETB | 17 | 2.8 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 504 | 82.5 |
| Kanbata | 59 | 9.7 |
| Others | 48 | 7.9 |
| Family size | ||
| 1–3 | 109 | 17.8 |
| 4–6 | 347 | 56.8 |
| > =7 | 155 | 25.4 |