Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristic among women who have a child < 12 months in the rural community of Enderta district, southeast zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017.
| Variables | Frequency | |
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| Age of the mother | 15-19 | 79 (12.5) |
| 25-29 | 202 (31.9) | |
| 30-34 | 131 (20.7) | |
| 35-39 | 78 (12.3) | |
| 25-29 | 202 (31.9) | |
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| Marital status | Single | 24 (3.8) |
| Married | 579 (91.3) | |
| Divorce | 31 (4.9) | |
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| Monthly income | ≤300 | 91 (14.4) |
| 301-600 | 140 (22.1) | |
| 601-1000 | 101 (15.9) | |
| >1001 | 302 (47.6) | |
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| Educational status | Unable to read and write | 255 (40.2) |
| Able to read and write | 84 (13.2) | |
| Elementary 1-8 | 207 (32.6) | |
| Secondary and above | 88 (13.9) | |
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| Religion | Orthodox | 610 (96.2) |
| Muslim | 24 (3.8) | |
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| Occupation | Governmental employee | 29 (4.6) |
| Housewife | 254 (40.1) | |
| Farmer | 281 (44.2) | |
| Daily laborer | 24 (3.8) | |
| Merchant | 31 (4.9) | |
| Student | 14 (2.4) | |