Table 1. Sociodemographic and other selected characteristics of under-five children attending Bule Hora General Hospital, November 2020.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age groups	6–23 months	138	36.80
	>23 months	237	63.20
Sex of child	Male	171	45.6
	Female	204	54.4
Religious	Orthodox	81	21.7
	Muslim	81	21.7
	Protestant	210	55.9
	Others	3	0.7
Sex of care giver	Male	204	54.4
	Female	171	45.6
Marital status of care giver/mothers	Married	281	75.0
	Divorced	33	8.8
	Widowed	11	2.9
	Single	50	13.2
Educational level of care giver/mothers	Unable to read and write	110	29.4
	Able to read and write	72	19.1
	Grade 1–8	88	23.5
	Grade 9–12	28	7.4
	College and above	77	20.6
Occupational of care giver	Herder	0	0.0
	House wife	77	20.6
	Merchant	39	10.3
	Farmer	149	39.7
	Private employee	44	11.8
	Government employee	66	17.6
Sex of household head	Male	292	77.9
	Female	83	22.1
Family size	≤3	254	67.7
	>3	121	32.3
Residence	Urban	171	45.6
	Rural	204	54.4
Income of care giver	< 750 ETB	138	36.8
	750–1500 ETB	127	33.9
	> 1500 ETB	110	29.3