Table 1.
Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of participants.
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Place of Residence | ||
| Rural | 315 | 50.0 |
| Urban | 315 | 50.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Sheka | 346 | 54.9 |
| Kefa | 101 | 16.0 |
| Amhara | 84 | 13.3 |
| Oromia | 34 | 5.4 |
| Others | 65 | 10.3 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Currently not married | 32 | 5.1 |
| Married | 598 | 94.9 |
| Mother’s education level | ||
| No education | 161 | 25.6 |
| Primary | 318 | 50.5 |
| Secondary | 113 | 17.9 |
| Tertiary | 38 | 6.0 |
| Mother’s occupation | ||
| Housewife | 394 | 62.5 |
| Employed | 57 | 9.0 |
| Merchant | 52 | 8.3 |
| Farmer | 71 | 11.3 |
| Others | 56 | 8.9 |
| Husband’s education level | ||
| No education | 116 | 18.9 |
| Primary | 270 | 44.0 |
| Secondary | 135 | 22.0 |
| Tertiary | 92 | 15.0 |
| Husband’s occupation | ||
| Not Employed | 345 | 56.4 |
| Employed | 154 | 25.2 |
| Merchant | 113 | 18.5 |
| Gender of the child | ||
| Male | 281 | 44.6 |
| Female | 349 | 55.4 |
| Age of the child (days) | ||
| ≤30 | 39 | 6.2 |
| 31–60 | 72 | 11.4 |
| 61–90 | 94 | 14.9 |
| 91–120 | 131 | 20.8 |
| 121–150 | 139 | 22.1 |
| 151+ | 155 | 24.6 |
| Monthly household income (ETB) | ||
| ≤1000 | 357 | 56.7 |
| 1001–2000 | 148 | 23.5 |
| 2001–3000 | 65 | 10.3 |
| >3001 | 60 | 9.5 |
ETB, Ethiopian Birr.