Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in MCH at AGH, Alamata town, 2017 (n=412).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age category | ||
| 18–29 | 252 | 61.2 |
| 30–39 | 139 | 33.7 |
| 40–49 | 21 | 5.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 402 | 97. 6 |
| Widowed | 3 | 0.7 |
| Single | 7 | 1.7 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 328 | 79.6 |
| Rural | 84 | 20.4 |
| Family member | ||
| Five and above | 86 | 20.9 |
| Below five | 326 | 79.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Tigray | 388 | 94.2 |
| Amhara | 19 | 4.6 |
| Afar | 5 | 1.2 |
| Age of household | ||
| 20–29 | 79 | 19.2 |
| 30–39 | 234 | 56.8 |
| 40 and above | 99 | 24.0 |
| Source of drinking water | ||
| Tap water | 60 | 14.6 |
| Pumping water | 335 | 81.3 |
| Protected well | 17 | 4.1 |
| Latrine | ||
| Yes | 354 | 85.9 |
| No | 58 | 14.1 |
| Home gardening practice | ||
| Yes | 140 | 34 |
| No | 272 | 66 |
| Main source of food | ||
| Market | 336 | 81.6 |
| NGO/support | 10 | 2.4 |
| Farmer/garden | 66 | 16 |
| Maternal educational status | ||
| Unable to write and read | 143 | 34.7 |
| Able to write and read | 46 | 11.2 |
| Elementary school | 67 | 16.3 |
| High and preparatory school | 92 | 22.3 |
| College and above | 64 | 15.5 |
| Household educational status | ||
| Unable to write and read | 118 | 28.6 |
| Able to write and read | 62 | 15.1 |
| Elementary school | 50 | 12.2 |
| High and preparatory school | 64 | 15.5 |
| College and above | 118 | 28.6 |
| Occupation | ||
| House wife | 183 | 44.4 |
| Merchant | 125 | 30.4 |
| Government employee | 78 | 18.9 |
| Daily laborer | 26 | 6.3 |
| Monthly income | ||
| 0–500 | 21 | 5.1 |
| 501–1500 | 66 | 16.0 |
| 1501 and above | 325 | 78.9 |