Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the under-five children and their parents in Dangila district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 419).
| Variables | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 0–2 | 220 | 52.5 |
| 3-4 | 199 | 47.5 | |
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| Sex | M | 212 | 50.6 |
| F | 207 | 49.4 | |
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| Father educational status | Illiterate | 163 | 38.9 |
| Read and write | 202 | 48.2 | |
| Primary | 30 | 7.2 | |
| Junior | 19 | 4.5 | |
| High school | 0 | 0 | |
| College | 5 | 1.2 | |
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| Mothers educational status | Illiterate | 154 | 36.8 |
| Read and write | 202 | 48.2 | |
| Primary | 32 | 7.6 | |
| Junior | 27 | 6.4 | |
| High school | 0 | 0.0 | |
| College | 4 | 1.0 | |
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| Marital status of parents | Married | 387 | 92.4 |
| Divorce | 14 | 3.3 | |
| Widowed | 18 | 4.3 | |
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| Monthly income in USD | <11.33 | 254 | 60.6 |
| 11.33–22.66 | 142 | 33.9 | |
| >22.66 | 23 | 5.5 | |
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| Family size | 2–4 | 147 | 35.1 |
| 5–9 | 272 | 64.9 | |