Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
Individual level variables | Weighted frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of Mother | 15–19 years | 6,093 | 9.43 |
20–35 years | 48,533 | 75.10 | |
36–49 years | 10,002 | 15.48 | |
The educational level of Mother | No education | 23,610 | 36.53 |
Primary | 22,167 | 34.30 | |
Secondary | 16,431 | 25.42 | |
Higher | 2,420 | 3.74 | |
Total children ever born | 1 | 13,914 | 21.53 |
2–5 | 37,677 | 58.30 | |
6 and more | 13,037 | 20.17 | |
Media exposure | Yes | 40,595 | 62.81 |
No | 24,033 | 37.19 | |
Household wealth index | Poor | 30,396 | 47.03 |
Middle | 13,054 | 20.20 | |
Rich | 21,178 | 32.77 | |
Marital status | Never married | 5,116 | 7.92 |
married | 45,452 | 70.33 | |
Ever married | 14,060 | 21.76 | |
Currently working | No | 22,974 | 35.55 |
Yes | 41,654 | 64.45 | |
Distance to the health facility | Big problem | 25,380 | 39.59 |
Not big problem | 38,730 | 60.41 | |
Vaccinated for rotavirus | Yes | 53,607 | 82.95 |
No | 11,021 | 17.05 | |
Husband’s education level | No education | 28,901 | 44.72 |
Primary | 16,538 | 25.59 | |
Secondary | 14,943 | 23.12 | |
Higher | 4,246 | 6.57 | |
Gender of household head | Male | 51,353 | 79.46 |
Female | 13,275 | 20.54 | |
Currently breastfeed | Yes | 48,449 | 74.97 |
No | 16,179 | 25.03 | |
Gender of the child | Male | 32,909 | 50.92 |
Female | 31,719 | 49.08 | |
Community level variables | |||
Residence | Urban | 19,775 | 30.60 |
Rural | 44,853 | 69.40 | |
Community media exposure | Low | 33,729 | 52.19 |
High | 30,899 | 47.81 | |
Community illiteracy | Low | 34,272 | 53.03 |
High | 30,356 | 46.97 | |
Community poverty | Low | 33,828 | 52.34 |
High | 30,800 | 47.66 | |
Country category | Central | 7,371 | 11.41 |
West | 28,506 | 44.11 | |
East | 27,719 | 42.89 | |
South | 1,032 | 1.60 | |