Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ||
< 25 | 96 | 20.6 |
25–34 | 318 | 68.4 |
> 34 | 51 | 11.0 |
Maternal religion | ||
Christian | 54 | 11.6 |
Muslim | 411 | 88.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Afar | 307 | 66.0 |
Amhara | 138 | 29.7 |
Tigray | 17 | 3.7 |
Oromo | 3 | 0.6 |
Maternal educational status | ||
No formal education | 350 | 75.3 |
Formal education | 115 | 24.7 |
Maternal occupation | ||
Housewife | 387 | 83.2 |
Other | 78 | 16.8 |
Maternal marital status | ||
Living together | 447 | 96.1 |
Not living together | 18 | 3.9 |
partner educational status | ||
No formal education | 188 | 42.1 |
Formal education | 259 | 57.9 |
Household head | ||
Respondent | 36 | 7.7 |
Husband | 429 | 92.3 |
Gender of infant | ||
Male | 215 | 46.2 |
Female | 250 | 53.8 |
Age of infant (in months) | ||
6–8 | 289 | 62.2 |
9–12 | 176 | 37.8 |
Family size | ||
2 | 6 | 1.3 |
3–4 | 140 | 30.1 |
> 5 | 319 | 68.6 |
Average monthly income (ETB) | ||
< 1000 | 51 | 11.0 |
> 1000 | 414 | 89.0 |
Birth order | ||
1 | 69 | 14.8 |
2–4 | 259 | 55.7 |
> 4 | 137 | 29.5 |