Table 2 Distribution of sample by background characteristics
From: Newborn care practices at home and in health facilities in 4 regions of Ethiopia
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Region | Â | Â |
Amharra | 93/218 | 42.7% |
Oromia | 46/218 | 21.1% |
SNNP | 63/218 | 28.9% |
Tigray | 16/218 | 7.3% |
Age of child | Â | Â |
4 to 10Â weeks | 55/218 | 25.2% |
11 to 20Â weeks | 88/218 | 40.4% |
21 to 31Â weeks | 75/218 | 34.4% |
Sex of child | Â | Â |
Male | 101/217 | 46.5% |
Female | 116/217 | 53.5% |
Status of the child | Â | Â |
Alive | 214/217 | 98.6% |
Dead | 3/217 | 1.4% |
Age of respondent (mother) | Â | Â |
15 to 19 | 10/218 | 4.6% |
20 to 29 | 126/218 | 57.8% |
30 to 39 | 76/218 | 34.9% |
40 or older | 6/218 | 2.8% |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Married | 200/218 | 91.7% |
Formerly married | 13/218 | 6.0% |
Never married | 5/218 | 2.3% |
Education | Â | Â |
None | 83/210 | 39.5% |
Grade 1 to 4 | 38/210 | 18.1% |
Grade 5 to 8 | 43/210 | 20.5% |
Grade 9 to 10 | 22/210 | 10.5% |
Higher than grade 10 | 24/210 | 11.4% |
Religion | Â | Â |
Orthodox | 93/218 | 42.7% |
Protestant | 50/218 | 22.9% |
Muslim | 74/218 | 33.9% |
Other | 1/218 | 0.5% |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Hadiya | 30/218 | 13.8% |
Oromo | 33/218 | 15.1% |
Amhara | 96/218 | 44.0% |
Tigre | 18/218 | 8.3% |
Gamo | 23/218 | 10.6% |
Wolayita | 12/218 | 5.5% |
Other | 6/218 | 2.8% |
Source of drinking water | Â | Â |
Piped water | 125/218 | 57.3% |
Well | 15/218 | 6.9% |
Spring water | 70/218 | 32.1% |
Surface water | 8/218 | 3.7% |
Type of toilet | Â | Â |
Ventilated improved latrine | 13/218 | 6.0% |
Pit latrine with slab | 40/218 | 18.4% |
Pit latrine with wood floor | 63/218 | 28.9% |
Open pit | 53/218 | 24.3% |
No facility/bush | 49/218 | 22.5% |
Asset ownership | Â | Â |
Radio | 119/218 | 54.6% |
Television | 57/217 | 26.3% |
Landline phone | 13/218 | 6.0% |
Mobile phone | 124/218 | 56.9% |
Bicycle | 99/218 | 45.6% |
Watch | 79/218 | 36.2% |