Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers in Sawula town, Southern Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age in years (n = 356) | ||
15–24 | 129 | 36.2 |
25–34 | 170 | 47.8 |
35 and above | 57 | 16.0 |
Mothers education status (n = 358) | ||
Illiterate | 183 | 51.1 |
Informal education (read or write) | 72 | 20.1 |
Primary education (1–8 Grade) | 17 | 4.7 |
Secondary education (9–12 Grade) | 34 | 9.5 |
Tertiary education | 52 | 14.5 |
Family size (n = 358) | ||
Below five | 271 | 75.7 |
Five and above | 87 | 24.3 |
Place of residence (n = 358) | ||
Rural | 202 | 56.4 |
Urban | 156 | 43.6 |
Religion (n = 358) | ||
Protestant | 134 | 37.4 |
Orthodox | 131 | 36.6 |
Muslim | 68 | 19.0 |
Others | 25 | 6.9 |
Occupation of the mothers (n = 357) | ||
House wife | 198 | 55.3 |
Government or non-government organization employ | 50 | 14.0 |
Petty trade | 43 | 12.0 |
Farmer | 26 | 7.3 |
Student | 24 | 6.7 |
Others | 16 | 4.5 |
Marital status (n = 358) | ||
Married | 350 | 97.8 |
Divorced | 5 | 1.4 |
Single | 3 | 0.8 |
Husband education status (n = 358) | ||
Illiterate | 178 | 49.6 |
Informal education (read and write) | 84 | 23.5 |
Grade education 1–8 | 13 | 3.6 |
Grade education 9–12 | 22 | 6.2 |
Tertiary education | 61 | 17.1 |