Characteristic | Category | Frequency | Percentages |
---|---|---|---|
Age of the mother | 15–24 | 109 | 36.9% |
25–34 | 152 | 51.5% | |
35–44 | 32 | 10.9% | |
> 45 | 2 | 0.7% | |
Age of the child | 0–5 months | 60 | 20.3% |
6–24 months | 146 | 49.5% | |
24–59 months | 89 | 30.2% | |
Marital status of the mother | Married | 275 | 93.2% |
Single | 2 | 0.7% | |
Widowed | 6 | 2.0% | |
Divorced/separated | 12 | 4.1% | |
Occupation of the mother | Housewife | 235 | 79.7% |
Gov’t/NGO employed | 52 | 17.6% | |
Self-employed | 8 | 2.7% | |
Monthly income of the mother (Binned) | <=1000 | 106 | 35.9% |
1001–3000 | 148 | 50.2% | |
3001 & above | 41 | 13.9% | |
Mother’s educational status | Unable to read and write | 132 | 44.8% |
Primary | 113 | 38.3% | |
Secondary | 29 | 9.8% | |
Diploma and above | 21 | 7.1% | |
The religion of the mother | Islam | 199 | 67.5% |
Orthodox | 65 | 22.0% | |
Protestant | 29 | 9.8% | |
Others | 2 | 0.7% | |
The ethnicity of the mother | Oromo | 137 | 46.4% |
Somali | 121 | 41.0% | |
Amhara | 31 | 10.5% | |
Others | 6 | 2.1% |