Table 1.

Socio demographic characteristics of mother in Shashamane town, April, 2018

Variable	Frequency(n = 422)	Percent (%)
Age in year
16–19	19	4.5
20–24	164	38.9
25–29	163	38.8
30 and above	76	18.0
Marital status
Single	16	3.8
Married	394	93.4
Divorced	11	2.6
Widowed	1	0.2
Ethnicity
Oromo	266	63
Amara	62	14.5
Wolayita	39	9.2
Sidama	16	3.8
Tigre	13	3.1
Othera	27	6.4
Religion
Muslim	154	36.5
Orthodox	139	32.9
Protestant	124	29.4
Catholic	5	1.2
Occupation
Unemployed	275	65.2
Employer	43	10.2
Merchant	60	14.2
Private employer	26	6.2
Farmer	1	0.2
Othersb	17	4
Educational status
No formal education	69	16.4
Primary school	162	38.4
Secondary and preparatory	134	31.8
Collage and above	57	13.5
Monthly income
Below 4000	243	57.6
Above 4000	179	42.4
Median 4000

In ethnicity ^a = Guraga, Gamo, Gofa. In occupation ^b = students, Daly workers