Table 1.

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of respondents in Dubti district, Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia, May, 2017 (n = 840).

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Mother's age (in years)	15–19	76	9.0
	20–24	226	26.9
	25–29	340	40.5
	30–34	110	13.1
	35–39	47	5.6
	≥40	41	4.9
Mother's marital status	Currently married	758	90.2
	Divorced	30	3.5
	Widowed	35	4.1
	Others	19	2.2
Mother's ethnicity	Afar	806	96.0
	Others∗∗	34	4.0
Mother's religion	Muslim	804	95.7
	Others∗∗	36	4.2
Mother's education	Illiterate	726	86.3
	Primary (grade 1–8)	71	8.5
	Secondary (grade 9–12)	29	3.5
	Above secondary (grade 12+)	14	1.7
Mother's occupation	Housewife	678	80.7
	Herding livestock	92	10.9
	Government employee	38	4.5
	Others	32	3.9
Head of household	Father	624	74.3
	Mother	216	25.7
Total family size	<5	249	29.6
	≥5	591	70.4
Number of under-five children	1	326	38.8
	2	424	50.5
	≥3	90	10.7
Family monthly income (ETB)	<500	665	79.2
	500–1000	103	12.3
	>1000	72	8.5
Household food security	Secured	267	31.8
	Not secured	573	68.2
Ownership of livestock	Yes	724	86.2
	No	116	13.8

Others include ^∗Amhara, Tigray, Oromo; ^∗∗Orthodox, Protestant. ETB = Ethiopian birr.