Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers/caregivers and their children in rural of Ilu Abba Bor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables		Frequency(n = 569)	Percent (%)
Age of mother/ caregiver	<25	201	35.3
	25–34	263	46.2
	> = 35	105	18.5
Marital status	Single	40	7
	Married	484	85.1
	Widowed	17	3
	Divorced	28	4.9
	Divorced	28	4.7
Educational status of mothers/caregiver	Cannot read and write	91	16
	Can read and write	50	8.8
	Grade 1–4	91	16
	Grade 5–8	167	29.3
	Grade 9–12	143	25.1
	Tertiary education	27	4.7
	Famer	69	12.1
Occupation of the mothers/caregiver	Housewife	386	67.8
	Merchant	65	11.4
	Government employee	30	5.3
	Others*	19	3.3
Religion	Orthodox	137	24.1
	Muslim	213	37.4
	Protestant	203	35.7
	Other**	16	2.8
Family size	<5	432	75.9
	> = 5	137	24.1
Age of the child in month	24–35	250	43.9
	36–47	204	35.9
	48–59	115	20.2
Sex of the child	Male	291	51.1
	Female	278	48.9
ANC follow up	Yes	534	93.8
	No	35	6.2
Place of deliver	Health facility	349	61.3
	At Home	220	38.7
Vaccination status	Incomplete	153	26.9
	Complete	416	73.1
Had diarrhea in the last 2 weeks	Yes	166	29.2
	No	403	70.8
Had fever in the last 2 weeks	Yes	195	34.3
	No	374	65.7
Had Cough/ARI in the last 2 weeks	Yes	172	30.2
	No	397	69.8
Child DDS	<4 food Groups	305	53.6
	> = 4Food groups	264	46.4
Household Wealth status	Lowest	197	34.6
	Second	38	6.7
	Meddle	138	24.3
	Fourth	116	20.4
	highest	80	14.1
Source of drinking water	Improved water	301	52.9
	Non improved water	268	47.1
Sanitation	Improved	383	67.3
	Non improved	186	32.7

* Others-Daily laborers, students

* * Others-Wake feta and Catholic, ANC-Ant Natal Care.

ARI-Acute Respiratory Infection, DDS-Dietary Diversity Score.