Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Participants in the Rural Population of Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (N= 603)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 597 | 99.0 |
| Urban | 6 | 1.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 601 | 99.6 |
| Tigray | 1 | 0.2 |
| Oromo | 1 | 0.2 |
| Age of mothers (in years) | ||
| 18–24 | 102 | 16.9 |
| 25–35 | 363 | 60.2 |
| 36–49 | 138 | 22.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 559 | 92.7 |
| Single | 44 | 7.3 |
| Occupation of mothers | ||
| Housewife | 571 | 94.7 |
| Outdoor worker | 32 | 5.3 |
| Maternal educational status | ||
| No formal education | 470 | 77.9 |
| Formal education | 133 | 22.1 |