Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers in Dale district, southern Ethiopia, 2015

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Maternal age	15–19	85	14.5
	20–24	183	31.3
	25–29	187	32.0
	30–34	86	14.7
	35–39	30	5.1
	> 40	14	2.4
Mother’s educational status	Illiterate	143	23.4
	Primary education	388	63.6
	Secondary education	68	11.1
	Higher education	11	1.8
Marital status	Married	576	94.4
	Widowed	21	3.4
	Divorced	13	2.1
Age of the index child (months)	Neonate	58	9.4
	1–6	176	28.7
	7–11	88	14.3
	12–23	99	16.1
	24–59	192	31.3
Ethnicity	Sidama	583	95.1
	Amhara	14	2.3
	Other	16	2.7
Religion	Protestant	511	83.4
	Orthodox	22	3.6
	Catholic	63	10.3
	Muslim	17	2.8
Occupational status	Housewife	511	83.4
	Farmer	75	12.2
	Other	27	4.4
Listen to the radio	Yes	101	17
	No	492	83
Graduated as a model family	Yes	331	54
	No	282	46