Table 2 Participant characteristics (n = 582)
From: Women empowerment and childhood stunting: evidence from rural northwest Ethiopia
Variable | Class | Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | 15–19 | 9 | 1.5 | |
20–24 | 121 | 20.8 | ||
25–29 | 227 | 39.0 | ||
30–34 | 139 | 23.9 | ||
35–39 | 66 | 11.3 | ||
40–49 | 20 | 3.4 | ||
Mean ± SD | 28.47 ± 5.04 | |||
Maternal age at first marriage (years) | < 15 | 190 | 32.6 | |
15–18 | 96 | 16.5 | ||
≥ 18 | 296 | 50.9 | ||
Mean ± SD | 17.27 ± 4.07 | |||
Religion | Orthodox Christian | 576 | 99.0 | |
Muslim | 6 | 1.0 | ||
Occupation | Housewife | 448 | 77.0 | |
Employed | 15 | 2.6 | ||
Merchant | 25 | 4.3 | ||
Farmer | 70 | 12.0 | ||
Daily labourer | 24 | 4.1 | ||
Total family size | Median, Range | 4, (3–9) | ||
Number of under five children | 1 | 519 | 89.2 | |
≥ 2 | 63 | 10.8 | ||
Media (radio/TV) exposure | Yes | 40 | 6.9 | |
No | 542 | 93.1 | ||
Age of child (months) | 6–11 | 67 | 11.5 | |
12–23 | 163 | 28.0 | ||
24–35 | 176 | 30.2 | ||
36–47 | 112 | 19.2 | ||
48–59 | 64 | 11.0 | ||
Mean age ± SD | 28.25 ± 13.93 | |||
Sex of child | Male | 300 | 51.5 | |
Female | 282 | 48.5 | ||
Birth order | 1st | 223 | 38.3 | |
2nd | 158 | 27.1 | ||
3rd or higher | 201 | 34.5 | ||
Had illness* | Yes | 56 | 9.6 | |
No | 526 | 90.4 | ||
Breastfeeding status | Still breast feeding | Age (months) | ||
6–11 | 64 | 15.8 | ||
12–23 | 154 | 37.9 | ||
24–35 | 136 | 33.5 | ||
36–47 | 44 | 10.8 | ||
48–59 | 8 | 2.0 | ||
Stop breast feeding | 6–11 | 3 | 1.7 | |
12–23 | 9 | 5.1 | ||
24–35 | 40 | 22.7 | ||
36–47 | 68 | 38.6 | ||
48–59 | 56 | 31.8 | ||