Table 1 Socio-demographic, reproductive health and health service utilization characteristics of mothers with children aged 6–24 months in Tahtay Maichew district, northern Ethiopia, 2016, [N = 633]
Variable | Category | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Rural | 501 | 79.15 |
Urban | 132 | 20.85 | |
Age of the mother (in years) | 15–24 | 241 | 38.07 |
25–34 | 284 | 44.87 | |
35–44 | 99 | 15.64 | |
45 and above | 09 | 1.42 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 580 | 91.63 |
Muslim | 53 | 8.37 | |
Marital status | Married | 586 | 92.58 |
Divorced | 25 | 3.95 | |
Separated | 17 | 2.69 | |
Widowed | 5 | 0.79 | |
Maternal education | No formal education | 226 | 35.70 |
Primary school (1–8) | 281 | 44.39 | |
High school (9–12) | 100 | 15.80 | |
Diploma and above | 26 | 4.11 | |
Husband’s education | No formal education | 223 | 35.51 |
Primary school (1–8) | 216 | 34.39 | |
High school (9–12) | 137 | 21.82 | |
Diploma and above | 52 | 8.28 | |
Mothers employment | Farmer | 372 | 58.78 |
House wife | 185 | 29.23 | |
Private | 41 | 6.48 | |
Government | 35 | 5.53 | |
Husbands employment | Farmer | 378 | 61.62 |
Private | 129 | 20.54 | |
Government | 61 | 9.71 | |
Daily laborer | 51 | 8.12 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 211 | 33.33 |
Medium | 214 | 33.81 | |
Rich | 208 | 32.86 | |
Sex of index child | Male | 336 | 53.08 |
Female | 297 | 46.92 | |
Age of index child (in months) | 6–12 | 360 | 56.87 |
13–18 | 140 | 22.12 | |
19–23 | 133 | 21.01 | |
ANC follow up | Yes | 570 | 90.05 |
No | 63 | 9.95 | |
Birth preparedness | Yes | 579 | 91.48 |
No | 54 | 8.52 | |
Place of delivery | Health facility | 558 | 88.15 |
Home | 75 | 11.85 | |
Mode of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 610 | 96.37 |
Cesarean section | 23 | 3.63 | |
PNC follow up | Yes | 391 | 61.77 |
No | 242 | 38.23 | |
Counseling during ANC or PNC | yes | 518 | 81.83 |
No | 115 | 18.17 | |
Current contraceptive use | Yes | 426 | 67.3 |
No | 207 | 32.7 | |
Growth monitoring | Yes | 437 | 69.04 |
No | 196 | 30.96 |