| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | Urban | 275 | 65.8 |
| Rural | 143 | 34.2 | |
| Role of respondents | Mother | 373 | 89.2 |
| Care givers | 45 | 10.8 | |
| Age of mother (in years) | 15–24 | 115 | 27.5 |
| 25–34 | 202 | 48.3 | |
| > = 35 | 101 | 24.2 | |
| Sex of infant/child | Female | 217 | 51.9 |
| Male | 201 | 48.1 | |
| Age of child (in month) | 0–5 | 111 | 26.5 |
| 6–11 | 104 | 24.9 | |
| 12–23 | 203 | 48.6 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 229 | 54.8 |
| Protestant | 131 | 31.3 | |
| Muslim | 58 | 13.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 271 | 64.8 |
| Amhara | 83 | 19.9 | |
| Gurage | 45 | 10.7 | |
| Others | 19 | 4.6 | |
| Marital status | Married | 384 | 91.9 |
| Single | 8 | 1.9 | |
| Others | 26 | 6.2 | |
| Educational status of mother | No formal education | 121 | 28.9 |
| Primary | 194 | 46.4 | |
| Secondary | 77 | 18.4 | |
| Above secondary | 26 | 6.2 | |
| Occupational status of mother | Housewife | 233 | 55.7 |
| Merchant/private Job | 104 | 24.9 | |
| Employed | 54 | 12.9 | |
| Others | 27 | 6.5 | |
| Educational status of husband | No formal education | 22 | 5.1 |
| Primary | 170 | 40.7 | |
| Secondary | 140 | 33.5 | |
| Above secondary | 53 | 12.7 | |
| Number of under 5 | One | 91 | 21.8 |
| Two | 263 | 62.9 | |
| Three | 64 | 15.3 | |
| House hold income (Ethiopian Birr) | <500 | 60 | 14.4 |
| 500–999 | 115 | 27.5 | |
| 1000–1499 | 57 | 13.6 | |
| > = 1500 | 186 | 44.5 | |