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 |