Table 2.
Socio-demographic and economic characteristic of parents of children participated in the study, Gondar Town, April 2014
| Characteristics | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age(year) | < 25 | 165 | 23.3 |
| 25–30 | 364 | 51.5 | |
| 31–35 | 102 | 14.4 | |
| > 35 | 76 | 10.7 | |
| Maternal marital status | Married | 619 | 87.6 |
| Unmarrieda | 88 | 12.4 | |
| Maternal educational status | No formal education | 220 | 31.1 |
| Primary education | 210 | 29.7 | |
| Secondary education | 218 | 30.8 | |
| Tertiary education | 59 | 8.9 | |
| Maternal occupation | Housewives | 500 | 70.7 |
| Government or private sector employees | 38 | 5.3 | |
| Merchants | 58 | 8.2 | |
| Daily laborer | 111 | 15.8 | |
| Maternal BMI | Underweight | 95 | 13.4 |
| Normal weight | 472 | 66.8 | |
| Overweight | 140 | 19.8 | |
| Paternal educational status | No formal education | 163 | 23 |
| Primary education | 237 | 33.5 | |
| Secondary education | 220 | 31.1 | |
| Tertiary education | 87 | 12.3 | |
| Paternal occupation | Government or private sector employees | 287 | 40.6 |
| Merchants | 236 | 33.4 | |
| Daily laborer | 184 | 26 | |
| Family size | < 4 | 250 | 35.4 |
| 4–5 | 314 | 44.4 | |
| > 5 | 143 | 20.2 | |
| Number of under-five children | 1 | 565 | 79.9 |
| ≥2 | 142 | 20.1 | |
| Family monthly income | < $60 | 162 | 22.9 |
| $60–124 | 376 | 53.2 | |
| > $124 | 169 | 23.9 |
aincludes single and widowed, 1USD is equivalent to 20.90 Ethiopian Birr based on the 2015 exchange rate; Unmarrieda: includes Single, divorced and widowed; BMI: Body Mass Index