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Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and their children in Menz Lalo district, northeast Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 417).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Residency	Rural	376	90.2
Residency	Urban	41	9.8
Respondent	Mother	392	94
Respondent	Caregiver	25	6
Sex of child	Male	227	54.4
Sex of child	Female	190	45.6
Place of birth	Health facilities	249	59.7
Place of birth	Home	168	40.3
Maternal occupation	Self-employed	403	96.6
Maternal occupation	Government employed	14	3.4
Usual caretaker	Yes	333	79.9
Usual caretaker	No	84	20.1
Paternal education	Cannot read & write	110	26.4
	Read & write	194	46.5
	Primary (1–8)	72	17.3
	Secondary (9–12) & above	41	9.8
Maternal/caregivers education	Cannot read and write	163	39.1
	Read and write	143	34.3
	Primary(1–8)	69	16.5
	Secondary (9–12) & above	42	10.1
Pregnancy status	Unplanned	115	27.6
Pregnancy status	Planned	302	72.4
Family size	< 5 member	149	35.7
Family size	≥ 5 member	268	64.3
Distance to vaccination site	< 30 minute	253	60.7
Distance to vaccination site	> 30 minute	164	39.3
Marital status	Married	383	91.8
Marital status	Others	34	8.2
Season of birth	Summer	127	30.5
	Autumn	93	22.3
	Winter	96	23
	Spring	101	24.2
Maternal/caregivers age	15–20 year	45	10.8
	20–30 year	191	45.8
	30–40 year	119	28.5
	40–52 year	62	14.8
Birth order	1^st birth order	79	18.9
	2^nd birth order	67	16.1
	3^rd birth order	62	14.9
	4^th birth order	88	21.1
	≥ 5^th & above	121	29
Monthly income in Ethiopian birr	<1000 ETB	70	16.8
	1000–2500 ETB	243	58.3
	>2500 ETB	104	24.9
Pregnant women’s conference participation	Not participated	255	61.2
	≤ 2 Participation	112	26.9
	≥ 3 Participation	50	12
ANC follow up	No follow up	100	24
	≤ 2 follow up	139	33.3
	≥ 3 follow ups	178	42.7
TT status	No dose received	152	36.5
	1 dose received	98	23.5
	≥ 2 doses received	167	40
PNC service utilization	Not received	360	86.3
PNC service utilization	At least once	57	13.7
Knowledge about vaccination	Insufficient	193	46.3
Knowledge about vaccination	Sufficient	224	53.7
Attitude towards vaccination	Unfavorable	13	3.1
Attitude towards vaccination	Favorable	404	96.9
Pentavalent 1 age appropriateness	Age appropriate	162	38.8
Pentavalent 1 age appropriateness	Age inappropriate	255	61.2
Two parent household	One parent	69	16.5
Two parent household	Two parent	348	83.5
Mode of transportation	Foot	394	94.5
Mode of transportation	Horse	23	5.5
Paternal occupation	Government employed	19	4.6
Paternal occupation	Self employed	398	95.4
Telephone availability	Not available	207	49.6
Telephone availability	Available	210	50.4