Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children and their parents in Pawe District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
From: Complementary feeding practices among children in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 215 | 27.4 |
Rural | 570 | 72.6 |
Sex of the child | ||
Male | 385 | 49 |
Female | 400 | 51 |
Age of the child (in months) | ||
6–11 | 251 | 32.0 |
12–17 | 502 | 63.9 |
18–23 | 32 | 4.1 |
Birth order of the child | ||
1st | 175 | 22.3 |
2nd–3rd | 513 | 65.4 |
4th and above | 97 | 12.3 |
Birth interval in years (n = 610) | ||
No birth intervala | 175 | |
1 | 81 | 13.3 |
2–3 | 394 | 64.6 |
≥4 | 135 | 22.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 446 | 56.7 |
Agew | 96 | 12.5 |
Gumuz | 71 | 9.0 |
Otherb | 172 | 21.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 450 | 57.3 |
Muslim | 169 | 21.3 |
Protestant | 146 | 18.6 |
Catholic | 18 | 2.3 |
Family size | ||
≤5 | 573 | 72.9 |
>5 | 212 | 27.1 |
Number children under 5 years | ||
One | 174 | 22.2 |
Two | 211 | 26.8 |
Three to five | 400 | 51 |
Mother’s marital status | ||
Currently married | 669 | 85.2 |
Currently unmarried | 116 | 14.8 |
Mother’s educational status | ||
No formal education | 500 | 63.7 |
Primary school (1–8) | 174 | 22.2 |
Secondary school and above | 111 | 14.1 |
Mother’s employment status | ||
Housewife | 671 | 85.5 |
Employed | 114 | 14.5 |
Father’s educational status | ||
No formal education | 446 | 56.8 |
Primary school (1–8) | 198 | 25.2 |
Secondary school and above | 141 | 18.0 |
Mother’s age | ||
15–24 | 114 | (14.5) |
25–34 | 410 | (52.2) |
35–46 | 261 | (33.3) |
Father’s employment status (n = 667) | ||
Farmer | 570 | 85.4 |
Otherc | 97 | 14.7 |
Possession of TV or radio | ||
Yes | 83 | 10.7 |
No | 702 | 89.3 |
Average monthly income | ||
<999 | 584 | 74.4 |
1000–2499 | 113 | 14.4 |
≥3000 | 88 | 11.2 |