Table 1.
Background characteristics of respondents in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia (n = 1077).
| Variables | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sources of drinking water | ||
| Piped | 214 | 19.90 |
| Protected well | 410 | 38.10 |
| Unprotected well | 453 | 42.10 |
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| Availability of toilet facility | ||
| No facility/bush/field | 630 | 58.50 |
| With facilities | 447 | 41.50 |
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| Number of under-five children | ||
| 1 | 391 | 36.30 |
| 2 | 563 | 52.30 |
| 3+ | 123 | 11.40 |
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| Maternal age at birth | ||
| Less than 20 | 723 | 67.10 |
| 20 or higher | 354 | 32.90 |
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| Anemia | ||
| No | 918 | 85.20 |
| Yes | 159 | 14.80 |
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| Mother occupation | ||
| Not working | 223 | 20.70 |
| Agricultural sector | 576 | 53.50 |
| Other sectors | 278 | 25.80 |
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| Place of delivery | ||
| Home | 961 | 89.20 |
| Health facilities | 116 | 10.80 |
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| Birth type | ||
| Single | 1049 | 97.40 |
| Multiple | 28 | 2.60 |
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| Birth weight | ||
| >4 kg | 214 | 19.90 |
| 2.5–4 kg | 498 | 46.20 |
| <2.5 kg | 365 | 33.90 |
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| Had diarrhea recently | ||
| No | 928 | 86.20 |
| Yes | 149 | 13.80 |
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| Received measles | ||
| No | 281 | 26.10 |
| Yes | 796 | 73.90 |
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| Vitamin A in last 6 months | ||
| No | 233 | 21.60 |
| Yes | 844 | 78.40 |
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| Received tetanus | ||
| No | 646 | 60.0 |
| Yes | 431 | 40.0 |
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| Antenatal follow-up | ||
| No | 576 | 53.50 |
| 1–3 | 265 | 24.60 |
| 4+ | 236 | 21.90 |
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| Postnatal care | ||
| No | 954 | 88.60 |
| Yes | 123 | 11.40 |
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| Current age of mother | ||
| 15–19 | 50 | 4.60 |
| 20–24 | 219 | 20.30 |
| 25–29 | 277 | 25.70 |
| 30–34 | 220 | 20.40 |
| 35+ | 311 | 28.90 |
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| Husband/partner's education | ||
| No education | 595 | 55.20 |
| Primary education | 395 | 36.70 |
| Secondary education | 49 | 4.50 |
| Higher education | 38 | 3.50 |
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| Child birth order | ||
| First birth | 209 | 19.40 |
| 2, 3, or 4 | 477 | 44.30 |
| Fifth or more | 391 | 36.30 |
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| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | 948 | 88 |
| Urban | 129 | 12 |
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| Currently breastfeeding | ||
| No | 401 | 37.20 |
| Yes | 676 | 62.80 |
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| Mode of delivery | ||
| Normal | 1047 | 97.20 |
| Cesarean section | 30 | 2.80 |
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| Sex of child | ||
| Male | 539 | 50 |
| Female | 538 | 50 |
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| Household wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 332 | 30.80 |
| Poorer | 237 | 22 |
| Middle | 172 | 16 |
| Richer | 168 | 15.60 |
| Richest | 168 | 15.60 |
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| Mother education | ||
| No education | 724 | 67.20 |
| Primary education | 297 | 27.60 |
| Secondary education | 40 | 3.70 |
| Higher education | 16 | 1.50 |
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| Child age | ||
| 0–11 months | 202 | 18.80 |
| 12–23 months | 200 | 18.60 |
| 24–35 months | 2012 | 19.70 |
| 36–47 months | 245 | 22.70 |
| 48–59 months | 218 | 20.20 |