Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of study participants in Wolaita District, Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 605)
| Variable | Residence | Total (frequency (%)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (frequency (%)) | Rural (frequency (%)) | |||
| Total family | 2-4 | 73 (38.02) | 211 (51.09) | 284 (46.9) |
| 5-7 | 94 (48.96) | 172 (41.65) | 266 (44.0) | |
| > = 8 | 25 (13.02) | 30 (7.26) | 55 (9.1) | |
| Head of household | Mother | 42 (21.88) | 90 (21.79) | 132 (21.82) |
| Father | 150 (78.13) | 323 (78.21) | 473 (78.18) | |
| Marital status of the mother | Single | 7 (3.65) | 10 (2.42) | 17 (2.8) |
| Married | 169 (88.02) | 379 (91.77) | 548 (90.6) | |
| Divorced | 8 (4.17) | 16 (3.87) | 24 (4.0) | |
| Widowed | 8 (4.17) | 8 (1.94) | 16 (2.6) | |
| Maternal formal education | No | 23 (11.86) | 163 (39.58) | 186 (30.74) |
| Yes | 169 (85.14) | 250 (60.42) | 419 (69.26) | |
| Mother occupational status | Housewife | 139 (72.40) | 268 (64.89) | 407 (67.3) |
| Merchant | 30 (15.63) | 66 (15.98) | 104 (17.2) | |
| Government civil servant | 3 (1.56) | 40 (9.69) | 43 (7.1) | |
| Farmer | 7 (3.65) | 12 (2.91) | 19 (3.1) | |
| Student | 4 (2.08) | 8 (1.94) | 12 (2.0) | |
| Day laborer | 8 (4.17) | 12 (2.91) | 20 (3.3) | |
| Mothers’ age | Young (15-24) | 44 (22.91) | 138 (33.41) | 182 (30.1) |
| Middle (25-34) | 116 (60.42) | 225 (54.49) | 341 (56.4) | |
| Late (> = 35) | 32 (16.67) | 50 (12.1) | 82 (13.6) | |
| Wealth status | High status | 68 (35.42) | 138 (33.41) | 211 (34.9) |
| Medium status | 60 (31.25) | 137 (33.17) | 190 (31.4) | |
| Low status (poor) | 64 (33.33) | 138 (33.41) | 204 (33.7) | |