Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in the intervention and control woredas of North and South Wollo Zones of the ANRS, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 1358)
| Characteristics | Intervention woredas (%) | Control woredas (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary guardian of child | |||
| Mother | 93.4 | 96.2 | 94.8 |
| Grandmother | 6.6 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| Sex of HH head | |||
| Male | 33.5 | 38.4 | 35.9 |
| Female | 66.5 | 61.6 | 64.1 |
| Marital status of HH head | |||
| Married | 95.6 | 95.7 | 95.7 |
| Divorced | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Religion of HH head | |||
| Orthodox Christian | 53.4 | 55 | 54.2 |
| Muslim | 46.6 | 45 | 45.8 |
| Age of HH head (years) | |||
| 18–29 | 54.7 | 47.2 | 51 |
| 30–44 | 37.8 | 44.1 | 40.9 |
| 45–59 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 |
| 60 + | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Education status of HH head | |||
| Illiterate | 64.6 | 44.6 | 54.6 |
| Literate | 35.4 | 55.4 | 45.4 |
| HH head’s primary occupation | |||
| Farming and/or cattle rearing | 95.4 | 93.8 | 94.6 |
| Employee | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Trade | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| Daily laborer | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Household size | |||
| 1–3 | 37.6 | 33.4 | 35.5 |
| 4–6 | 50.1 | 61.3 | 55.7 |
| ≥ 7 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 8.8 |
| Child’s age | |||
| 1–3 | 32.9 | 35 | 33.9 |
| 4–6 | 41.4 | 43.2 | 42.3 |
| 7–8 | 25.7 | 21.8 | 23.7 |
| School grade of child | |||
| 0 | 77.7 | 71.5 | 74.6 |
| ≥ 1 | 22.3 | 28.5 | 25.4 |
| Sex of child | |||
| Male | 46.2 | 47.4 | 46.8 |
| Female | 53.8 | 52.6 | 53.2 |
HH household