Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of children aged 6–59 months and their parents/guardians attending Hawassa University Teaching and Referral hospital, Hawassa, southern Ethiopia, 2016.
| Parameters | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Age of child (in months) | ||
| 6–23 | 174 | 41.2 |
| 24–35 | 98 | 23.2 |
| 36–47 | 75 | 17.8 |
| 48–59 | 75 | 17.8 |
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| Sex of child | ||
| Male | 235 | 55.7 |
| Female | 187 | 44.3 |
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| Parents/guardians characteristics | ||
| Residency | ||
| Urban | 284 | 67.3 |
| Rural | 138 | 32.7 |
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| Age group (in year) | ||
| <30 | 241 | 57.1 |
| ≥30 | 181 | 42.9 |
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| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 191 | 45.3 |
| Primary | 112 | 26.5 |
| Secondary and above | 119 | 28.2 |
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| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 140 | 33.2 |
| Employed | 116 | 27.5 |
| Small scale business | 79 | 18.7 |
| Farmer | 80 | 19.0 |
| Others | 7 | 1.6 |