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. 2020 Oct 19;11:437–443. doi: 10.2147/PHMT.S266828

Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Under-Five Children in Wonago District, South, Ethiopia, 2019 GC

Variable Category Frequency Percent (%)
Age of mother 18–24 96 30.9
25–31 122 39.2
32–50 62 19.9
> 50 31 10
Residence of mother Urban 155 49.8
Rural 156 50.2
Educational status of a mother Unable to read and write 68 21.9
Elementary 95 30.5
High school 72 23.2
Above high school 76 24.4
Number of family members <5 129 41.5
>/=5 182 58.5
Number of children younger than five years old <2 129 41.5
>/=2 182 58.5
Age of the child <1 year 127 40.8
1–3 year 122 39.2
4–5 year 62 19.9
Sex of child Male 153 49.2
Female 158 50.8
Educational status of father Unable to read and write 91 29.3
Elementary 31 10
High school 31 10
Above high school 158 50.8
Household average monthly income in Ethiopian birr (ETB) <500 14 4.5
500–1000 133 42.8
>1000 164 52.7