Table 1 Socio-Demographic characteristics of mother-infant dyads, Debre Berhan district, April 2014. Presents the socio-demographic characteristics of study participants including residence, age of mothers, religion, sex and birth order of infants. Continuous variables are described using mean, and standard deviation
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 317 | 50.0 |
 Rural | 317 | 50.0 |
Age of mothers (years) | ||
  < 25 | 108 | 17.0 |
 25–35 | 353 | 55.7 |
  > 35 | 173 | 27.3 |
 Age ((Mean ± SD) Years | 30.9 (±6.2) |  |
Religion | ||
 Christian | 574 | 90.5 |
 Muslim | 60 | 9.5 |
Educational status of mother respondents | ||
 Unable to read and write | 163 | 25.7 |
 Read and write | 180 | 28.4 |
 Elementary school | 105 | 16.6 |
 High school & preparatory school | 103 | 16.2 |
 Graduate | 83 | 13.1 |
Current work status of respondents | ||
 Farmer | 208 | 32.8 |
 Civil servant | 130 | 20.5 |
 Housewife | 125 | 19.7 |
 Merchant | 107 | 16.9 |
 Daily labourer | 46 | 7.3 |
 Student | 11 | 1.7 |
 House servant (maid) | 7 | 1.1 |
Monthly income of the household | ||
 Less than 30.00 USD¥ | 217 | 34.2 |
 30.00–60.00 USD | 175 | 27.6 |
 Greater than 60.00 USD | 242 | 38.2 |
 Family size (Mean ± SD) (Persons/household) | 4.48 ± 1.57 | |
Sex of infant | ||
 Male | 344 | 54.3 |
 Female | 290 | 45.7 |
 Age of infant (Mean ± SD) in months | 7.79 ± 3.23 | |
Birth Order | ||
 First | 237 | 37.4 |
 Second – Third | 173 | 27.3 |
 Forth and more | 224 | 35.3 |
Age of infant (Mean ± SD) in months | 7.79 ± 3.23 | |