Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children and their parents/guardians at DRH from August 2017 to October 2017
S. no. | Parameter | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sex | ||
Male | 133 | 57.3 | |
Female | 99 | 42.7 | |
2 | Age in year | ||
< 2 | 110 | 47.4 | |
2–3 | 68 | 29.3 | |
3–5 | 54 | 23.3 | |
3 | Residence | ||
Urban | 165 | 71.1 | |
Rural | 67 | 28.9 | |
4 | Parent or guardian occupation | ||
Farmer | 58 | 25 | |
Governmental | 125 | 53.9 | |
House wife | 12 | 5.2 | |
Merchant | 34 | 14.7 | |
Others | 3 | 1.3 | |
5 | Monthly income of guardian or parent (birr) | ||
< 500 | 6 | 2.6 | |
501–1000 | 11 | 4.7 | |
1001–2000 | 45 | 19.4 | |
> 2000 | 170 | 73.3 | |
6 | Family size | ||
≤ 3 | 76 | 32.8 | |
3–5 | 136 | 58.6 | |
> 5 | 20 | 8.6 | |