Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers in Dabat HDSS site, northwest Ethiopia, October to December 2014.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Mother's age | ||
| 15–19 | 303 | 5.8 |
| 20–35 | 3416 | 65.3 |
| 36–54 | 1508 | 28.9 |
| Mother's education | ||
| Illiterate | 3313 | 63.4 |
| First cycle primary school | 723 | 13.9 |
| Second cycle primary school | 462 | 8.8 |
| Secondary school and above | 729 | 13.9 |
| Mother's marital status | ||
| Currently married | 4481 | 85.7 |
| Currently unmarried* | 746 | 14.3 |
| Mother's religion | ||
| Christian | 5057 | 96.7 |
| Muslim | 170 | 3.3 |
| Mother's ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 5,222 | 99.9 |
| Other | 5 | 0.1 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | 3940 | 75.4 |
| Urban | 1287 | 24.6 |
| Wealth status (5072) | ||
| Poorest | 665 | 13.1 |
| Second quintile | 924 | 18.2 |
| Middle quintile | 1174 | 23.1 |
| Fourth quintile | 1133 | 22.3 |
| Highest quintile | 1176 | 23.3 |
| Age at first marriage (4921) | ||
| <18 | 4,135 | 84.0 |
| ≥18 | 786 | 16.0 |
*single, divorced, and widowed.