Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of children aged 0–59 months, rural Ethiopia, 2014.
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex of the child | |
| Male | 1545 (49.9) |
| Female | 1550 (50.1) |
|
| |
| Age of child (in months) | |
| <6 | 346.6 (11.2) |
| 6–11 | 356.3 (11.5) |
| 12–23 | 694.1 (22.4) |
| 24–35 | 687.9 (22.2) |
| 36–47 | 592.1 (19.1) |
| 48–59 | 417.7 (13.5) |
|
| |
| Birth order | |
| 1 | 405.8 (14.4) |
| 2-3 | 862.1 (30.6) |
| 4-5 | 758.9 (27.0) |
| 6+ | 793.5 (28.1) |
|
| |
| Preceding birth interval | |
| ≤24 months | 406 (13.1) |
| >24 months | 2689 (86.9) |
|
| |
| Current marital status | |
| Currently not in union | 116 (7.0) |
| Currently in union | 1550 (93.0) |
|
| |
| Mother age at first birth | |
| 18 and less | 917.2 (55.6) |
| 19 and above | 734 (44.4) |
|
| |
| Household family size | |
| Five and less | 1346 (43.5) |
| Six and above | 1749 (56.5) |
|
| |
| Region of residence | |
| Oromiya | 1264 (40.9) |
| Amhara | 754.6 (24.4) |
| SNNP | 741.3 (23.9) |
| Tigray | 198 (6.4) |
| Somalia | 55.1 (1.8) |
| Benshangul-Gumuz | 31.2 (1.0) |
| Affar | 26.2 (0.8) |
| Gambela | 12.4 (0.4) |
| Dire Dawa | 7.2 (0.2) |
| Harari | 4.6 (0.15) |
|
| |
| Mother's education | |
| No education | 1898 (67.3) |
| Primary education | 848.8 (30.1) |
| Secondary and above | 73.2 (2.6) |
|
| |
| Sex of household head | |
| Male | 2778 (89.8) |
| Female | 316.3 (10.2) |
| Two and less | 2797 (90.4) |
| More than two | 298 (9.6) |
|
| |
| Wealth status | |
| Poor | 1562 (50.5) |
| Medium | 717.4 (23.2) |
| Rich | 815.2 (26.3) |
|
| |
| ANC visit | |
| Yes | 1250 (55.7) |
| No | 994 (44.3) |