Vitamin A supplementation coverage and its associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in West Azernet Berbere Woreda, South West Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of care givers who have children aged 6–59 months, in West Azernet Berbere woreda, south west Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Child age
6–11	56	11.9
12–59	415	88.1
Child sex
Male	256	54.4
Female	215	45.6
Maternal age
15–24	88	18.7
25–34	280	59.4
35–49	103	21.9
Maternal relation
Biological	467	99.2
Foster	4	0.8
Residence
Rural	340	72.2
Urban	131	27.8
Maternal education
No formal education	101	21.4
Primary and secondary	305	64.8
Tertiary education	60	12.7
Maternal occupation
Student	23	4.9
Housewife	272	57.7
Government employee	73	15.5
Non-government employee	13	2.8
Merchant	85	18
Daily laborer	5	1.1
Marital status
Married	412	87.5
Divorced	16	3.4
Widowed	11	2.3
Separated	32	6.8
Fathers educational status
No formal education	38	9.2
Primary and secondary	242	58.7
Tertiary	127	30.8
Religious education	5	1.1
Fathers occupation
Student	1	0.2
Government employee	121	29.4
Non-government employee	47	11.4
Merchant	93	22.6
Daily laborer	48	11.7
Farmer	102	24.8
Monthly income
< 2000 ETB	270	57.3
≥ 2000 ETB	201	42.7
Household decision maker
Husband	183	38.9
Wife	98	20.8
Jointly	190	40.3
Family size
≤ 4	204	43.3
5–6	200	42.5
7–10	67	14.2
Number of < 5 children
≤ 2	438	93.2
3–4	33	6.8
Times take to health facility (minutes)
< 30	226	48
30–59	187	39.7
≥ 60	58	12.3

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