Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age in months | ||
| 24 – 36 | 288 | 42.3 |
| 37 – 48 | 233 | 34.2 |
| ≥ 49 | 160 | 23.5 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 365 | 53.6 |
| Female | 316 | 46.4 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 47 | 6.9 |
| Rural | 634 | 93.1 |
| Marital status of the mother | ||
| Single | 25 | 3.7 |
| Married | 613 | 90 |
| Divorced | 43 | 6.3 |
| Number of children aged below five in the household | ||
| One | 433 | 63.6 |
| Two and above | 248 | 36.4 |
| Mother’s education level | ||
| Uneducated | 525 | 77.1 |
| Primary | 58 | 8.5 |
| Secondary and above | 98 | 14.4 |
| Mother’s occupation | ||
| Housewife | 650 | 95.4 |
| Merchant | 31 | 4.6 |
| Mother’s age | ||
| 15 – 34 | 495 | 72.7 |
| 35 – 48 | 186 | 27.3 |
| Father’s education level | ||
| unable to read or write | 410 | 60.2 |
| Primary complete | 177 | 26 |
| Secondary and above | 94 | 13.8 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Low | 226 | 33.2 |
| Medium | 228 | 33.5 |
| High | 227 | 33.3 |
| Children usually stay at.. | ||
| Home | 472 | 69.3 |
| Out of home | 209 | 30.7 |