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Table 1 Background characteristics of women with children aged 6–35 months of age in Ethiopia, EMDHS 2019 (n = 2242)

From: Assessing the potential determinants of national vitamin A supplementation among children aged 6–35 months in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey

Background characteristics

Weighted Frequency (n)

Weighted Percent (%)

Age of child (month)

 06–12

580

25.9

 13–24

1002

44.7

 25–35

660

29.4

Child sex

 Male

1174

52.4

 Female

1068

47.6

Region

 Tigray

149

6.7

 Afar

30

1.3

 Amhara

481

21.5

 Oromia

865

38.6

 Somali

124

5.5

 Benishangul Gumuz

27

1.2

 SNNPR

460

20.5

 Gambela

10

0.4

 Harari

6

0.3

 Addis Ababa

76

3.4

 Dire Dawa

12

0.6

Place of residence

 Urban

615

27.4

 Rural

1627

72.6

Maternal Educational Level

 No education

1089

48.6

 Primary

858

38.3

 Secondary/higher

295

13.2

Religion

 Orthodox

805

35.9

 Protestant

662

29.5

 Muslim

739

33.0

 Traditional

36

1.6

Age of Mother

 15–24

609

27.2

 25–34

1187

52.9

 35–49

446

19.9

Wealth index

 Poorest

456

20.3

 Poorer

484

21.6

 Middle

444

19.8

 Richer

379

16.9

 Richest

479

21.4

Currently marital status of mother

 Married

2128

94.9

 No longer living together/separated

113

5.1

Types of birth

 Single birth

2220

99.0

 Twine

21

1.0

Place of delivery

 Home

1061

47.3

 Health

1181

52.7

Mode of delivery

 Normal (vaginal)

2114

94.3

 Cesarean section

127

5.7

Antenatal care

 No ANC visit

553

24.7

 1–3

711

31.7

 4+

977

43.6

Post-natal check up

 No

1915

85.4

 Yes

327

14.6

Parity

 1–2

931

41.5

 3–4

597

26.6

 5–6

410

18.3

 7+

304

13.6