Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in both CLTSH-implementing and non-implementing kebeles in Menz Gera Midir District, North Shoa, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, February to March 2020
| Variable | Category | CLTSH status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implemented | Not implemented | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Relation of respondent to child | Caregiver | 37(17.0) | 112(25.7) |
| Mother | 181(83.0) | 324(74.3) | |
| Age of respondent (years) | 18–25 | 43(19.7) | 68(15.6) |
| 26–40 | 148(67.9) | 282(64.7) | |
| > 40 | 27(12.4) | 86(19.7) | |
| Sex of respondent | Female | 195(89.4) | 367(84.5) |
| Male | 23(10.6) | 69(15.8) | |
| Marital status of respondent | Single | 12(5.5) | 18(4.1) |
| Divorced | 10(4.6) | 27(6.2) | |
| Widowed | 2(0.9) | 11(2.5) | |
| Married | 194(89.0) | 380(87.2) | |
| Educational status of mother/caregiver | Illiterate | 36(16.5) | 71(16.3) |
| Read & write | 9(4.1) | 15(3.4) | |
| Primary (1–8) | 104(47.7) | 252(57.8) | |
| Secondary or above | 69(31.7) | 98(22.5) | |
| Educational status of father | Illiterate | 21(9.6) | 50(11.5) |
| Read & write | 9(4.1) | 6(1.4) | |
| Primary (1–8) | 85(39.0) | 181(41.5) | |
| Secondary or above | 79(36.2) | 143(32.8) | |
| Occupation of mother/caregiver | Housewife | 183(83.9) | 376(86.2) |
| Farmer | 33(15.1) | 58(13.3) | |
| Merchant | 2(0.9) | 2(0.5) | |
| Sex of child | Female | 120(55.0) | 214(49.1) |
| Male | 98(45.0) | 222(50.9) | |
| Family size (persons) | > 5 | 71(32.6) | 151(34.6) |
| 1–5 | 147(67.4) | 285(65.4) | |
| Age of child (months) | < 11 | 23(10.6) | 48(11.0) |
| 12–23 | 44(20.2) | 92(21.1) | |
| 24–35 | 51(23.4) | 114(26.1) | |
| 36–47 | 50(22.9) | 85(19.5) | |
| 48–59 | 50(22.9) | 97(22.2) | |
| Number of children under five in household | Two or more | 22(10.1) | 73(16.7) |
| One | 196(89.9) | 363(83.3) | |
| Birth order of child | First | 94(43.1) | 116(26.6) |
| Second | 61(28.0) | 155(35.6) | |
| Third or above | 63(228.9) | 165(37.8) | |
| Monthly household income ($, USD) | < 15.0 | 169(77.6) | 341(78.2) |
| 15.0–22.7 | 28(12.8) | 68(15.6) | |
| > 22.7 | 21(9.6) | 27(6.2) | |