Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Child age in month | ||
24–36 | 288 | 42.3 |
37–48 | 233 | 34.2 |
49–59 | 160 | 23.5 |
Child sex | ||
Male | 365 | 53.6 |
Female | 316 | 46.4 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 47 | 6.9 |
Rural | 634 | 93.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 25 | 3.7 |
Married | 613 | 90 |
Othersa | 43 | 6.3 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 674 | 99 |
Othersb | 7 | 1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 673 | 98.8 |
Othersf | 8 | 1.2 |
Household size | ||
≤4 | 226 | 33.2 |
5–6 | 251 | 36.8 |
≥7 | 204 | 30.0 |
Number of children ever born | ||
≤2 | 195 | 28.6 |
3–5 | 355 | 52.1 |
≥6 | 131 | 19.2 |
Birth order | ||
1st | 128 | 18.8 |
2nd–4th | 362 | 53.2 |
≥5th | 191 | 28 |
Maternal education | ||
Uneducated | 525 | 77.1 |
Primary | 58 | 8.5 |
Secondary and above | 98 | 14.4 |
Maternal employment | ||
Housewife | 650 | 95.4 |
Othersc | 31 | 4.6 |
Maternal age | ||
15–34 | 495 | 72.7 |
35–48 | 186 | 27.3 |
Mothers age at first birth | ||
≤19 | 430 | 63.1 |
20–39 | 251 | 36.9 |
Paternal education | ||
Uneducated | 410 | 60.2 |
Educated | 271 | 39.8 |
Paternal employment | ||
Farmer | 620 | 91 |
Merchant | 32 | 4.7 |
Othersd | 29 | 4.3 |
Wealth status | ||
Poor | 226 | 33.2 |
Middle | 228 | 33.5 |
High | 227 | 33.3 |
Supported by PSNP | ||
Yes | 41 | 6.0 |
No | 640 | 94.0 |
Model household graduate | ||
Graduated | 285 | 41.9 |
Not graduated | 396 | 58.1 |
Main source of family food | ||
Own production | 575 | 84.4 |
Othere | 106 | 15.6 |
Vegetable production | ||
Yes | 108 | 15.9 |
No | 573 | 84.1 |
Fruit production | ||
Yes | 33 | 4.8 |
No | 648 | 95.2 |