Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the under-five studied children living in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia, 2014

Characteristics	Category	Numbers	Percentage
Sex
Female		129	52.2
Male		118	47.8
Age in year
≤ 2		78	31.6
2–3		68	27.5
3–5		101	40.9
Monthly income of parents
< 1000 Ethiopian Birr		65	26.3
1000–2000 Birr		102	41.3
> 2000 Birr		80	32.4
Maternal education
Illiterate		69	27.9
Primary		96	38.9
Secondary and above		82	33.2