Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the sampled children and their mothers (n = 811), rural kebeles of Hawassa town, Southern Ethiopia, 2012
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex of child | |
| Male | 432(53.3) |
| Female | 379(46.7) |
| Age of child | |
| 6–11 | 58(7.2) |
| 12–23 | 195(24) |
| 24–35 | 159(19.6) |
| 36–47 | 214(26.4) |
| 48–59 | 185(22.8) |
| Age of mother | |
| Less than 20 years | 50(6.2) |
| 20–34 years | 586(72.3) |
| More than or equal to 35 yrs | 175(21.6) |
| Family size | |
| Less than 4 people | 271(33.4) |
| 4–6 people | 170(21) |
| More than 6 people | 370(45.6) |
| Current marital status | |
| Single | 30(3.7) |
| Married | 781(96.3) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 2(0.2) |
| Protestant | 694(85.4) |
| Catholic | 24(3) |
| Muslim | 91(11.2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Sidama | 794(97.9) |
| Othersa | 17(2.1) |
| Education of mother | |
| No formal education | 367 (45.2) |
| Primary education | 397(48.9) |
| Secondary & above | 47(5.9) |
| Occupation of mother | |
| Farmer | 141(17.4) |
| Housewife | 554(68.3) |
| Merchant | 71 (8.8) |
| Otherb | 45(5.4) |
aOther- Oromo, Amhara, Gurage, Welaita and Hadiya
bOther- student, daily laborer, employee (Governmental and private)