Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Maternal age | ||
≤19 | 42 | 8.9 |
20–34 | 357 | 75.6 |
≥35 | 73 | 15.5 |
Maternal level of education (n = 472) | ||
Unable to read and write | 108 | 22.9 |
Able to read and write | 10 | 4.2 |
Primary level | 103 | 21.8 |
Secondary level | 161 | 34.1 |
College and above | 80 | 16.9 |
Maternal marital status (n = 472) | ||
Single | 11 | 2.3 |
Married | 446 | 94.6 |
Divorced | 11 | 2.3 |
Widowed | 4 | 0.8 |
Maternal occupation (n = 472) | ||
Housewife | 265 | 56.1 |
Private employee | 87 | 18.4 |
Government employee | 84 | 17.8 |
Merchant | 30 | 6.4 |
Student | 6 | 1.3 |
Maternal religion (n = 472) | ||
Orthodox | 435 | 92.2 |
Muslim | 32 | 6.8 |
Protestant | 3 | 0.6 |
Catholic | 2 | 0.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Tigray | 459 | 97.2 |
Amara | 11 | 2.3 |
Others* | 2 | 0.4 |
Residence (n = 472) | ||
Urban | 308 | 65.3 |
Rural | 164 | 34.7 |