Variables (n = 342) | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Maternal Age | 15–19 | 9 | 2.63 |
20–29 | 192 | 56.14 | |
30–39 | 121 | 35.38 | |
≥40 | 20 | 5.85 | |
Marital status | Currently married | 299 | 87.43 |
Currently unmarrieda | 43 | 12.57 | |
Ethnicity | Wolaita | 336 | 98.25 |
Othersb | 6 | 1.75 | |
Religion | Protestant | 246 | 71.93 |
Orthodox | 87 | 25.44 | |
Othersc | 9 | 2.63 | |
Maternal education | Can’t read and write | 224 | 65.50 |
Read and write | 7 | 2.05 | |
Primary education (1–8) | 90 | 26.31 | |
Secondary education (9–12) | 9 | 2.63 | |
Above secondary | 12 | 3.51 | |
Paternal education | Can’t read and write | 183 | 53.51 |
Read and write | 15 | 4.38 | |
Primary education (1–8) | 113 | 33.04 | |
Secondary education (9–12) | 11 | 3.22 | |
Above secondary | 20 | 5.85 | |
Maternal occupation | Housewife | 25 | 7.31 |
Farmer | 239 | 69.88 | |
Merchant | 46 | 13.45 | |
Othersd | 32 | 9.36 | |
Paternal occupation | Farmer | 244 | 71.34 |
Government employee | 25 | 7.31 | |
Merchant | 42 | 12.28 | |
Otherd | 31 | 9.06 | |
Monthly Income | <750 ETB | 258 | 75.44 |
750–1500 ETB | 68 | 19.88 | |
>1500 ETB | 16 | 4.68 | |
Decision making on income | Husband | 10 | 2.92 |
Spouse | 38 | 11.11 | |
Jointly | 294 | 85.97 | |
Family size | ≤5 | 154 | 42.03 |
>5 | 188 | 54.97 | |
Child sex | Male | 164 | 47.95 |
Female | 178 | 52.05 | |
Child age (in months) | 6–23 | 104 | 30.41 |
24–59 | 238 | 69.59 |