Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers of children aged less than 24 months (n = 782) in North Wollo zone, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age of mother | ||
< 20 | 88 | 11.3 |
20–34 | 598 | 76.4 |
> 34 | 96 | 12.3 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 212 | 27.1 |
Formal education | 570 | 72.9 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 31 | 4.0 |
Married | 681 | 87.1 |
Divorced | 66 | 8.4 |
Widowed | 4 | 0.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 662 | 84.7 |
Muslim | 109 | 13.9 |
Protestant | 10 | 1.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 755 | 96.6 |
Tigray | 23 | 2.9 |
Guraghe | 4 | 0.5 |
Parity | ||
1 | 362 | 46.3 |
2–3 | 329 | 42.1 |
≥ 4 | 91 | 11.6 |
Maternal occupation | ||
House wife | 473 | 60.5 |
Merchant | 112 | 14.3 |
Government Employee | 101 | 13.0 |
Daily laborer | 52 | 6.7 |
Student | 43 | 5.5 |
Sex of the index child | ||
Male | 413 | 52.8 |
Female | 369 | 47.2 |