Table 1 Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics Mothers Having Child Aged 6–23 Months in Enebsie Sar Midir Woreda, March 2020
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age ( n = 512) | ||
15–24 | 47 | 9.2 |
25–34 | 285 | 55.7 |
> 35 | 180 | 35.2 |
Marital Status ( n = 512) | ||
Married | 504 | 98.4 |
Unmarried | 8 | 1.6 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 66 | 12.9 |
Rural | 446 | 87.1 |
Educational Status ( n = 512) | ||
Illiterate | 400 | 78.1 |
Elementary | 69 | 13.5 |
Secondary | 22 | 4.3 |
Higher education | 21 | 4.1 |
Current Occupation ( n = 512) | ||
House worker/housewife | 398 | 77.7 |
Office worker | 27 | 5.3 |
Daily laborer | 27 | 5.3 |
Merchant | 10 | 2.0 |
Farmer | 50 | 9.8 |
Wife/Husband occupation ( n = 512) | ||
House worker/housewife | 52 | 10.2 |
Office worker | 38 | 7.4 |
Daily laborer | 10 | 2.0 |
Merchant | 22 | 4.3 |
Farmer | 390 | 76.2 |
Household Family Size ( n = 512) | ||
< 4 | 71 | 13.9 |
≥ 4 | 441 | 86.1 |
Number of under-five children ( n = 512) | ||
< 2 | 255 | 49.8 |
≥ 2 | 257 | 50.2 |
Child Age (in month) ( n = 512) | ||
6–11 months | 152 | 29.7 |
12–17 months | 193 | 37.7 |
18–23 months | 167 | 32.6 |
Availability of Media Source in Household ( n = 512) | ||
Yes | 153 | 29.9 |
No | 359 | 70.1 |
Exposure to available media Sources ( n = 512) | ||
Yes | 151 | 29.5 |
No | 361 | 70.5 |
Available farmland ( n = 512) | ||
Yes | 449 | 87.7 |
No | 63 | 12.3 |
Cultivating vegetables ( n = 512) | ||
Yes | 480 | 93.8 |
No | 32 | 6.3 |
Available livestock ( n = 512) | ||
Yes | 444 | 86.7 |
No | 68 | 13.3 |
Having cow milk and feed the child ( n = 512) | ||
Yes | 130 | 25.4 |
No | 382 | 74.6 |
Mother involved in decision-making ( n = 512) | ||
Yes | 508 | 99.2 |
No | 4 | .8 |
Agro ecology ( n = 512) | ||
Dega | 116 | 22.7 |
Woyinadega | 264 | 51.6 |
Kola | 132 | 25.8 |
Wealth index ( n = 512) | ||
Poor | 359 | 70.1 |
Rich | 153 | 29.9 |
Number of Animals ( n = 512) | ||
0–5 | 184 | 35.9 |
6–10 | 117 | 22.9 |
> 10 | 211 | 41.2 |