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. 2020 Jan 30;13:17–26. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S233782

Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Respondent/Household

Variable Categories Frequency Percentage
Age of mother 15–24 2414 24.1
25–29 2978 29.8
30–34 2238 22.4
35–49 2376 23.7
Marital status Never married 59 0.6
Married 9518 95.1
Widowed 125 1.2
Divorced 304 3.0
Highest education of mother No education 6387 63.8
Primary 2538 25.4
Secondary 697 7.0
Higher 384 3.8
Father’s educational level No education 4604 48.9
Primary 3034 32.2
Secondary 972 10.3
Higher 734 7.8
Do not know 73 0.8
Religion Muslim 5068 50.6
Orthodox 2944 29.4
Protestant 1761 17.6
Catholic 61 0.6
Traditional 96 1.0
Other 76 0.8
Place of residence Urban 1907 19.1
Rural 8099 80.9
Number of children under five At most one 3677 36.7
Two 4375 43.7
Three and above 1954 19.5
Wealth index Poorest 3706 37.0
Poorer 1670 16.7
Middle 1386 13.9
Richer 1227 12.3
Richest 2017 20.2
Cooking fuel (n=9884) Electricity and gas 518 5.2
Kerosene 37 0.4
Charcoal 896 9.1
Wood, straw 8111 82.1
Animal dung 319 3.2
Others 3 0.0
Type of toilet facility No facility 4355 44.1
Not improved 3781 38.3
Improved 1748 17.7
Water source Unimproved 3912 39.6
Improved 5972 60.4
Smoke cigarettes No 9913 99.1
Yes 93 0.9
Media exposure No 7964 79.6
Yes 1960 20.4
Radio No 8810 88.0
Yes 1196 12.0
Magazine No 9827 98.2
Yes 179 1.8
TV No 8705 87.0
Yes 1301 13.0