Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants per districts (Uba Debretsehay or Dara Mallo), Southern Ethiopia, 2019
| Variable | Categories | N (%) | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dara Mallo | Uba Debretsehay | |||
| Residence | Rural | 1842 (85.00) | 660 (84.51) | 1182 (85.28) |
| Semi-urban | 180 (8.31) | 109 (13.96) | 71 (5.12) | |
| Urban | 145 (6.69) | 12 (1.54) | 133 (9.60) | |
| Gender of the household head | Male | 2014 (92.94) | 737 (94.37) | 1277 (92.14) |
| Female | 153 (7.06) | 44 (5.63) | 109 (7.86) | |
| Age of the household head | ≤ 34 | 550 (23.38) | 208 (26.63) | 342 (24.68) |
| 35–49 | 1448 (66.82) | 495 (63.38) | 953 (68.76) | |
| ≥ 50 | 169 (7.80) | 78 (9.99) | 91 (6.57) | |
| Occupation of the household head | Farmer | 1772 (81.77) | 601 (76.97) | 1171 (84.49) |
| Civil servant | 152 (7.01) | 82 (10.50) | 70 (5.05) | |
| Merchant | 114 (5.26) | 54 (6.91) | 60 (4.33) | |
| Housewife | 71 (3.28) | 14 (1.79) | 57 (4.11) | |
| Others | 58 (2.68) | 30 (3.84) | 28 (2.02) | |
| Educational status of household head | Illiterate | 1193 (55.05) | 271 (34.70) | 922 (66.52) |
| Literate | 974 (44.95) | 510 (65.30) | 464 (33.48) | |
| Occupation of the child mother/caretaker | Housewife | 1794 (82.79) | 623 (79.77) | 1171 (84.49) |
| Farmer | 174 (8.03) | 50 (6.40) | 124 (8.95) | |
| Civil servant | 80 (3.69) | 49 (6.27) | 31 (2.24) | |
| Merchant | 87 (4.01) | 41 (5.25) | 46 (3.32) | |
| Others | 32 (1.48) | 18 (2.30) | 14 (1.01) | |
| Educational status of child mother | Illiterate | 1569 (72.40) | 450 (57.62) | 1119 (80.74) |
| Literate | 598 (27.60) | 331 (42.38) | 267 (19.26) | |