Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers/caregivers of children in the outpatient therapeutic feeding program in in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017
Variable | Cured n (%) | Censored n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Distance of HI from residence | ||
< 2 h | 141 (97.9) | 3 (2.1) |
≥ 2 h | 97 (68.3) | 45 (31.7) |
Age of the mothers/caregivers (years) | ||
< 20 | 12 (100.0) | 0 (0) |
20–34 | 186 (79.5) | 48 (20.5) |
> 34 | 40 (100.0) | 0 (0) |
Maternal education status | ||
Non formal | 231 (83.7) | 45 (16.3) |
Formal | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 206 (82.7) | 43 (17.3) |
Orthodox | 32 (86.5) | 5 (13.5) |
Ethnicity | ||
Afar | 164 (80.4) | 40 (19.6) |
Amhara | 44 (93.6) | 3 (6.4) |
Tigray | 30 (85.7) | 5 (14.3) |
Paternal education status | ||
Non formal | 199 (80.6) | 48 (19.4) |
Formal | 29 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Household Head | ||
Child’s mother | 48 (98.0) | 1 (2.0) |
Child’s father | 190 (80.2) | 47 (19.8) |
Maternal occupation | ||
Housewife | 217 (82.8) | 45 (17.2) |
Other | 21 (87.5) | 3 (12.5) |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 203 (80.9) | 48 (19.1) |
Currently unmarried | 35 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Family size | ||
2 | 9 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
3–4 | 104 (87.4) | 15 (12.6) |
≥ 5 | 125 (79.1) | 33 (20.9) |
Parity | ||
1–3 | 135 (80.7) | 32 (19.3) |
4–5 | 62 (88.6) | 8 (11.4) |
≥ 6 | 42 (84.0) | 8 (16.0) |
Number of < 5 children | ||
1 | 149 (86.1) | 24 (13.9) |
2–3 | 89 (78.8) | 24 (21.2) |
Child’s age | ||
6–11 | 107 (87.7) | 15 (12.3) |
12–23 | 104 (79.4) | 27 (20.6) |
24–59 | 27 (81.8) | 6 (18.2) |
Sex | ||
Female | 122 (78.2) | 34 (21.8) |
Male | 116 (89.2) | 14 (10.8) |