Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, northeast Ethiopia, 2018.
| List of variables | Frequency | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|
| Age of the mother | ||
| 15–19 | 11 | 3.1 |
| 20–24 | 123 | 35.65 |
| 25–29 | 110 | 31.88 |
| 30–34 | 84 | 24.34 |
| ≥35 | 17 | 4.92 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 12 | 3.5 |
| Married | 333 | 96.5 |
| Residence of the mother | ||
| Urban | 123 | 35.6 |
| Rural | 222 | 64.4 |
| Sex of newborn | ||
| Male | 190 | 55 |
| Female | 155 | 45 |
| Height of the mother | ||
| <145 cm (short statured) | 52 | 15.07 |
| ≥145 cm | 293 | 84.92 |
| Occupation | ||
| house wife | 193 | 55.9 |
| Merchant | 50 | 14.49 |
| NGO employee | 20 | 5.79 |
| government employee | 73 | 21.15 |
| Others+ | 5 | 1.33 |
| Maternal Education level | ||
| No formal education | 80 | 23.18 |
| Primary | 83 | 24.05 |
| Secondary | 90 | 26.08 |
| Tertiary | 92 | 26.66 |
| Family size (including extended family) | ||
| <5 | 233 | 67.5 |
| ≥5 | 112 | 32.5 |
Others+ = students, daily laborer, café servant