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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children and mothers in Lay Armachiho District, North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 751)

From: Level of immunization coverage and associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in Lay Armachiho District, North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Variables

Frequency

%

Sex of children

 Male

384

51.0

 Female

367

49.0

Mothers age in years

 <20

118

15.5

 20–34

474

63.3

 35–49

159

21.2

Educational status

 Not read and write

376

50.1

 Read and write

14

1.9

 Grade 1–8

205

27.3

 Grade 9 and above

156

20.7

Marital status

 Married

686

91.3

 Divorced

50

6.7

 Not married

7

0.9

 Separated

5

0.7

 Widowed

3

0.4

Mother’s occupation

 Farmer

21

2.8

 Housewife

608

81.0

 Govt. employee

37

4.9

 Merchant

39

5.2

 Daily laborer

22

2.9

 Private sectors

14

1.9

 Student

10

1.3

Ethnicity

 Amhara

404

53.8

 Kemant

347

46. 2

Religion

 Orthodox

671

89.5

 Muslim

80

10.5

Monthly income

 ≤2,249

354

47.1

 2,250–3,818

177

23.6

 ≥3,819

220

29.3

Family size

 ≤4

442

58.9

 ≥5

309

41.1

Time to reach the nearest health facility

 <15 min

321

42.7

 15–30 min

218

29.0

 30–60 min

181

24.1

 >60 min

31

4.1