Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
Socio-demographic characteristics of child’s family | frequency | percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Child sex | male | 225 | 62.0 |
female | 138 | 38.0 | |
Child age (in completed month) | Mean ± SD 28.85 (± 14.17) | ||
6–23 | 132 | 36.4 | |
24–47 | 185 | 51.0 | |
48–59 | 46 | 12.7 | |
Birth weight | 2.5–4.2 | 259 | 71.3 |
< 2.5 | 30 | 8.3 | |
not weighted | 74 | 20.4 | |
Head of the household | male | 294 | 81.0 |
female | 69 | 19.0 | |
Current relationship of a mother with father of the child | mom live together | 337 | 92.8 |
mom lives alone with her child | 26 | 7.2 | |
Father educational status | diploma and above | 180 | 49.6 |
secondary education | 73 | 20.1 | |
primary education | 83 | 22.9 | |
No formal education | 27 | 7.4 | |
Mother educational status | diploma and above | 149 | 41.0 |
secondary education | 68 | 18.7 | |
primary education | 108 | 29.8 | |
No formal education | 38 | 10.5 | |
Mother occupation | housewife | 135 | 37.2 |
employed | 197 | 54.3 | |
daily laborer | 31 | 8.5 | |
Maternal age | Mean ± SD = 28.12 ± 48 | ||
15–24 | 84 | 23.1 | |
25–34 | 225 | 62.0 | |
>= 35 | 54 | 14.9 | |
Decision maker on major food purchase | both mother and father | 246 | 67.8 |
only one part of the family | 117 | 32.2 | |
Number of under-five children in household | 1 | 295 | 81.3 |
>= 2 | 68 | 18.7 | |
> 4 | 12 | 3.3 | |
HH food security level | Food Secured | 113 | 31.1 |
Moderate food insecurity | 94 | 25.9 | |
Sever food insecurity | 156 | 43.0 | |
Goat in household | yes | 3 | 0.8 |
no | 360 | 99.2 | |
Sheep in household | yes | 28 | 7.7 |
No | 335 | 92.3 | |
Chicken in household | yes | 21 | 5.8 |
no | 342 | 94.2 | |
Access to improved drinking water | yes | 357 | 98.3 |
no | 6 | 1.7 | |
Monthly income of the family | >= 4000 | 174 | 47.9 |
< 4000 | 189 | 52.1 | |