Table 1.

Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of respondents, Holeta Town, Central Ethiopia, 2016

Characteristics		Frequency	Percent (%)
Residence	Urban	275	65.8
	Rural	143	34.2
Role of respondents	Mother	373	89.2
	Care givers	45	10.8
Age of mother (in years)	15–24	115	27.5
	25–34	202	48.3
	> = 35	101	24.2
Sex of infant/child	Female	217	51.9
	Male	201	48.1
Age of child (in month)	0–5	111	26.5
	6–11	104	24.9
	12–23	203	48.6
Religion	Orthodox	229	54.8
	Protestant	131	31.3
	Muslim	58	13.9
Ethnicity	Oromo	271	64.8
	Amhara	83	19.9
	Gurage	45	10.7
	Others	19	4.6
Marital status	Married	384	91.9
	Single	8	1.9
	Others	26	6.2
Educational status of mother	No formal education	121	28.9
	Primary	194	46.4
	Secondary	77	18.4
	Above secondary	26	6.2
Occupational status of mother	Housewife	233	55.7
	Merchant/private Job	104	24.9
	Employed	54	12.9
	Others	27	6.5
Educational status of husband	No formal education	22	5.1
	Primary	170	40.7
	Secondary	140	33.5
	Above secondary	53	12.7
Number of under 5	One	91	21.8
	Two	263	62.9
	Three	64	15.3
House hold income (Ethiopian Birr)	<500	60	14.4
	500–999	115	27.5
	1000–1499	57	13.6
	> = 1500	186	44.5