Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics			Frequency	Percent
Age of children		29days-23months	155	57.6
		24–59 months	114	42.4
Gender		Male	130	48.3
		Female	139	51.7
Family size		2–5	206	76.6
		6–9	57	21.2
		10–13	6	2.2
Age of mothers		15–24	80	29.7
		25–34	143	53.2
		35–44	30	11.2
		45–54	1	0.4
		Don’t know	15	5.6
Mother Educational level		Illiterate/cannot read and write/	53	19.7
		Illiterate /able to read and write/	3	1.1
		Primary	130	48.3
		Secondary	61	22.7
		College Graduate	10	3.7
		Don’t know	12	4.5
Parent Income		<500 birr	12	4.5
		500-1000birr	46	17.1
		1000 -2000birr	82	30.5
		>2000birr	129	48.0
Place of resident		Addis Ababa	260	96.7
		Out of Addis Ababa	9	3.3
House condition		Private	47	17.5
		Government rental	87	32.3
		Private rental	135	50.2
Source of drinking water for the child	Tap Water	Yes	128	47.6
		No	141	52.4
	Boiled & Cooled Water	Yes	26	9.7
		No	243	90.3
	Treated Water	Yes	34	12.6
		No	235	87.4
	Bottled Water	Yes	113	42.0
		No	156	58.0
	Filtered Water	Yes	1	0.4
		No	268	99.6
Toilet use for family		Private	33	12.3
		Communal	236	87.7