Table 1.
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of parents, Gondar Town, northwest Ethiopia (n = 707).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age of mothers (in years) | ||
| <25 | 165 | 23.3 |
| 25–30 | 364 | 51.5 |
| 31–35 | 102 | 14.4 |
| >35 | 76 | 10.7 |
| Mothers' marital status | ||
| Currently married | 619 | 87.6 |
| Currently unmarried$ | 88 | 12.4 |
| Mothers' religion | ||
| Orthodox | 501 | 70.9 |
| Muslim | 201 | 28.4 |
| Others | 5 | 0.7 |
| Mothers' educational status | ||
| Unable to read and write | 220 | 31.1 |
| Primary | 210 | 29.7 |
| Secondary and above | 277 | 39.2 |
| Husbands' education | ||
| Unable to read and write | 85 | 12 |
| Primary | 315 | 44.5 |
| Secondary and above | 307 | 43.4 |
| Mothers' occupation | ||
| Housewife | 500 | 70.7 |
| Government employee | 38 | 5.3 |
| Merchant | 52 | 7.4 |
| Daily laborer | 117 | 16.5 |
| Husbands' occupation | ||
| Government employee | 233 | 32.9 |
| Merchant | 207 | 29.3 |
| Daily laborer | 184 | 26.0 |
| Own private work | 83 | 11.7 |
| Family size | ||
| ≥7 | 68 | 9.6 |
| 4–6 | 389 | 55.0 |
| ≤3 | 250 | 35.4 |
| Number of under-five children | ||
| Two and above | 142 | 20.1 |
| One | 565 | 79.9 |
| Monthly income | ||
| <2175 ETB# | 446 | 63.1 |
| ≥2175 ETB | 261 | 36.9 |
$Single, widowed, or divorced; #Ethiopian Birr (1$ = 26.7 ETB).