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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children aged from 6–23 months and Mothers, 2019 EMDHS

From: Spatial distribution of vitamin A rich foods intake and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey

Variable

Category

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Educational status of mother/caregiver

No formal education

633

45.0

Primary

536

41.7

Secondary

115

8.2

Higher

73

5.2

Region

Tigray

93

6.6

Afar

19

1.4

Amhara

310

22.1

Oromia

537

38.1

Somali

86

6.1

Benishangul

16

1.1

SNNPR

286

20.3

Gambela

7

0.5

Harari

4

0.3

Addis Adaba

42

3.0

Dire Dawa

8

0.5

Mothers’/caregivers’ age (year)

15–24

458

32.5

25–34

695

49.4

 >  = 35

254

18.0

Sex of household head

Male

1217

86.5

Female

190

13.5

Family’s wealth index

Poor

595

42.3

Middle

268

19.0

Rich

544

38.6

Mother religion

Orthodox

508

36.1

Catholic

6

0.5

Protestant

407

28.9

Muslim

457

32.5

Traditional, and other

29

2.1

Mothers place of residency

Urban

390

27.7

Rural

1017

72.3

Sex of children

Male

738

52.4

Female

670

47.6

The current age of children (months)

6–12

564

40.1

13–23

843

59.9

Baby postnatal check up

No

1219

86.7

Yes

188

13.3

Mothers’ current marital status

Married

1344

95.5

Lived as single

63

4.5

ANC Visit during pregnancy

Inadequate ANC visits

788

56.0

Adequate ANC visits

619

44.0

Household has radio

Yes

351

24.9

No

1056

75.1

Household has Television

Yes

235

16.7

No

1172

83.3

Place of delivery

Home

665

47.3

Health facility

742

52.7

Mother’s current pregnancy status

Non-pregnant

1326

94.2

Pregnant

81

5.8