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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of children (6–59 months) and their mother in Ethiopia, May 2018 (n = 7452)

From: Maternal characteristics and nutritional status among 6–59 months of children in Ethiopia: further analysis of demographic and health survey

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age of child in months

 6–11

887

11.9

 12–23

1692

22.7

 24–35

1620

21.7

 36–47

1584

21.3

 48–59

1669

22.4

Age of mother

 15–19

221

3.0

 20–34

5419

72.7

 35–49

1812

24.3

Region

 Tigray

813

10.9

 Afar

700

9.4

 Amhara

771

10.3

 Oromia

1171

15.7

 Somali

939

12.6

 Benishangul

634

8.5

 SNNPR

958

12.9

 Gambela

477

6.4

 Harari

343

4.6

 Dire Dawa

343

4.6

 Addis Ababa

303

4.1

Mother’s educational level

 No education

4823

64.7

 Primary

1915

25.7

 Secondary /above

714

9.6

Mother’s Employment status

 Not employed

5334

71.6

 Employed

2118

28.4

Family size

 2–4

2009

27.0

 5–7

3650

49.0

 > =8

1793

24.1

Source of drinking water

 Improved water source*

4472

60.0

 Unimproved water source#

2980

40.0

Type of toilet facility

 Improved toilet**

1186

15.9

 Unimproved toilet***

3051

40.9

 Open defecation

3215

43.1

Wealth status

 Poor

4002

53.7

 Medium

1121

15.0

 Rich

2329

31.3

  1. *piped water, public tap/stand pipe, tube well or bore hole, protected dug well, protected spring, rain water, bottled water #unprotected dug well, unprotected spring, tanker truck/cart with small tank, surface water **flush toilet system, ventilated improved pit latrine, pit latrine with slab, composting toilet ***pit latrine without slab/open pit, bucket toilet, hanging toilet, flush not to piped sewer