Table 1 Socio-Demographic and household characteristics of lactating mothers in Angecha district, Southern Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 410)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 17–25 | 180 | 43.9 |
 26–35 | 198 | 48.3 |
 36–49 | 32 | 7.8 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 395 | 96.3 |
 Divorced | 7 | 1.7 |
 Other* | 8 | 2.0 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 330 | 80.5 |
 Urban | 80 | 19.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Kembata | 336 | 81 |
 Hadiya | 54 | 13.2 |
 Amhara | 17 | 4.1 |
Religion | ||
 Protestant | 285 | 69.5 |
 Orthodox | 61 | 14.9 |
 Adventist | 42 | 10.2 |
 Catholic | 21 | 5.1 |
 Adventist | 42 | 10.2 |
 Other** | 1 | 0.2 |
Educational status of mother | ||
 Illiterate | 232 | 56.6 |
 Formal education | 178 | 43.4 |
Mother occupation | ||
 Farmer | 49 | 12.0 |
 Housewife | 304 | 74.1 |
 Gov employment | 28 | 7.6 |
 Other*** | 31 | 6.3 |
Husband educational status | ||
 Illiterate | 178 | 43.4.1 |
 Formal education | 193 | 52.0 |
Husband occupation | ||
 Farmer | 224 | 56.6 |
 Gov employment | 71 | 17.3 |
 Private work | 60 | 14.6 |
 Other**** | 15 | 3.6 |
Head of household | ||
 Mother | 41 | 10.0 |
 Husband | 365 | 89.0 |
 Other***** | 4 | 1.0 |
Family member size | ||
 1–4 | 165 | 40.2 |
 Greater than 4 | 245 | 59.8 |
Number under 5-year child | ||
 One | 359 | 95.1 |
 Greater than 1 | 51 | 12.4 |
Household food insecurity level | ||
 Food secure | 353 | 86.1 |
 Food insecure | 57 | 13.9 |
Wealth index | ||
 Very poor | 82 | 20.0 |
 Poor | 82 | 20.0 |
 Medium | 88 | 21.5 |
 Rich | 76 | 18.5 |
 Very rich | 82 | 20.0 |
Source of water | ||
 Pipe | 321 | 78.3 |
 Protected | 84 | 20.5 |
 Unprotected | 5 | 2.5 |
Type of toilet facility | ||
 Traditional | 395 | 96.3 |
 Improved | 15 | 3.7 |