Variables | Frequency (No) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Maternal age | ||
≤ 24 | 194 | 27.00 |
25–34 | 410 | 57.00 |
≥ 35 | 115 | 16.00 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 514 | 71.50 |
Amhara | 140 | 19.50 |
Gurage | 51 | 7.10 |
Kefa | 14 | 1.90 |
Maternal religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 386 | 53.70 |
Protestant | 203 | 28.20 |
Muslim | 127 | 17.70 |
Catholic | 03 | 0.40 |
Family type | ||
Nuclear | 571 | 79.40 |
Single parents | 97 | 13.50 |
Extended | 51 | 7.10 |
Maternal monthly income | ||
≤ 500 | 223 | 31.00 |
501–1000 | 149 | 20.70 |
1001–2000 | 145 | 20.20 |
> 2000 | 202 | 28.10 |
Maternal occupation | ||
Housewife | 269 | 37.40 |
Students | 34 | 4.70 |
Government employment | 161 | 22.40 |
Merchants | 207 | 28.80 |
Farmers | 48 | 7.60 |
Age of index child | ||
0–5 months | 247 | 34.30 |
6–11 months | 312 | 43.40 |
12–23 months | 160 | 22.30 100.00 |
Sex of index child | ||
Male | 431 | 59.90 |
Female | 288 | 40.10 |
Birth order of index child | ||
1st | 161 | 22.40 |
2nd | 247 | 34.40 |
3rd | 173 | 24.10 |
≥ 4th | 152 | 19.19 |
Perceived wt. of index child | ||
Small | 171 | 23.80 |
Average | 519 | 72.20 |
Large | 29 | 4.00 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 595 | 82.80 |
Urban | 124 | 17.20 |
Educational status | ||
No education | 71 | 9.90 |
Read and write | 151 | 21.00 |
Primary education | 206 | 28.70 |
Secondary education | 225 | 31.30 |
College and above | 66 | 9.20 |
Total | 100.00 |