Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers and children aged 2–59 months in four regions of Ethiopia, December 2018 to February 2019
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
| Caregivers’ characteristics (n=4729) | ||
| Age | ||
| <25 | 885 | 18.7 |
| 25–29 | 1281 | 27.1 |
| 30–34 | 1038 | 22 |
| 35–39 | 867 | 18.3 |
| ≥40 | 658 | 13.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 4067 | 88.6 |
| Unmarried | 521 | 11.4 |
| Education | ||
| No schooling | 2810 | 59.4 |
| Schooling | 1919 | 40.6 |
| No of children under-5 | ||
| 1 | 3487 | 73.7 |
| 2 | 1148 | 24.3 |
| 3+ | 94 | 2 |
| Socioeconomic quintiles | ||
| Q1 (poorest) | 1024 | 21.7 |
| Q2 | 982 | 20.8 |
| Q3 | 874 | 18.5 |
| Q3 | 895 | 18.9 |
| Q5 (least poor) | 954 | 20.1 |
| Walking distance from household to nearest health facility (n=3918) | ||
| ≤30 min | 2507 | 64 |
| >30 min | 1411 | 36 |
| Child (2–59 months) characteristics (n=5787) | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2961 | 51.2 |
| Female | 2826 | 48.8 |
| Age | ||
| 2–11 months | 959 | 16.6 |
| 12–23 months | 992 | 17.1 |
| 24–35 months | 1114 | 19.3 |
| 36–59 months | 2722 | 47 |