Table 2 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of children aged 12–59 months in Butajira District, South-Central Ethiopia, 2018
Characteristics | N | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Agro-ecology zone | ||
Highland | 93 | 28.0 |
Midland | 127 | 38.3 |
Lowland | 112 | 33.7 |
Child age in month: | ||
12–23 months | 25 | 7.5 |
24–35 months | 81 | 24.4 |
36–47 months | 140 | 42.2 |
48–59 months | 86 | 25.9 |
Sex of the child: | ||
Male | 210 | 63.0 |
Female | 122 | 36.8 |
Maternal occupation: | ||
Employed (government/private employee, merchant, daily labourer & farmer) | 63 | 22.0 |
Not employed/Housewife | 269 | 78.0 |
Maternal educational Status: | ||
No formal education | 170 | 51.0 |
Primary education | 137 | 41.0 |
Secondary or higher education | 25 | 8.0 |
Household socio-economic status (SES) categories: | ||
Low SES | 111 | 33.4 |
Medium SES | 117 | 35.2 |
High SES | 104 | 31.3 |