Health professional assisted Kangaroo mother care practice in Ethiopian health care facilities: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and their children in Ethiopia, (n = 2910)

Variables	Categories	Frequency(n)	(%)
Paternal occupation	Do not work	398	13.7
	Professional/managerial	355	12.2
	Clerical	37	1.3
	Sales	397	13.6
	Agricultural employee	1040	35.7
	Service	181	6.2
	Skilled manual	356	12.2
	Unskilled manual	146	5.0
Maternal occupation	Do not work	1658	57.0
	Professional/managerial	118	4.1
	Clerical	38	1.3
	Sales	446	15.3
	Agricultural employee	424	14.6
	Service	67	2.3
	Skilled manual	112	3.8
	Unskilled manual	47	1.6
Head of household	Male	2350	80.8
	Female	560	19.2
Maternal residence	Urban	1243	42.7
	Rural	1667	57.3
Maternal age	15–19	143	4.9
	20–24	718	24.7
	25–29	894	30.7
	30–34	604	20.8
	35–39	401	13.8
	40–44	124	4.3
	45–49	26	0.9
Maternal education	No education	1139	39.1
	Primary	1036	35.6
	Secondary	453	15.6
	Higher	282	9.7
Region	Tigray	484	16.6
	Afar	111	3.8
	Amhara	230	7.9
	Oromia	267	9.2
	Somali	237	8.1
	Benishangul	213	7.3
	SNNPR	322	11.1
	Gambela	199	6.8
	Harari	265	9.1
	Addis Adaba	334	11.5
	Dire-dawa	248	8.5
Religion	Orthodox	1224	42.1
	Catholic	18	0.6
	Protestant	443	15.2
	Muslim	1206	41.4
	Traditional	6	0.2
	Other	13	0.4
Wealth index	Poorest	436	15.0
	Poorer	393	13.5
	Middle	362	12.4
	Richer	397	13.6
	Richest	1322	45.4
Readiness to have child	Wanted then	2315	79.6
	Wanted later	452	15.5
	Wanted no more	143	4.9
Cigarette smoking	No	2886	99.2
	Yes	24	0.8
Chat chewing	No	2600	89.3
	Yes	310	10.7
Type of birth	Single birth	2814	96.7
	1st of multiple birth(twins)	51	1.8
	2nd of multiple birth(twins)	45	1.5
Sex of the child	Male	1477	50.8
	Female	1433	49.2
Marital status	Married	2867	98.5
	Living with a partner	43	1.5
Child size at birth	Very large	552	19.0
	Large	446	15.3
	Average	1277	43.9
	Very small	227	7.8
	Small	408	14.0

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