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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Damot Woyde district in South Ethiopia, February 2019

From: Fathers’ involvement in complementary feeding of children in Damot Woyde District, South Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

 

Variables(n = 593)

Frequency

Percent

Age

 ≤ 30

146

24.6

31–44

324

54.6

 ≥ 45

123

20.7

Marital status

Currently Married

576

97.1

Currently Unmarrieda

17

2.9

Religion

Protestant

421

71.0

Orthodox

129

21.8

Othersb

43

7.2

Ethnicity

Wolaita

563

94.9

Othersc

30

5.1

Educational status

No formal education

287

48.4

Primary education (1–8)

177

29.8

Secondary and above

129

21.8

Occupation

Farmer

347

58.5

Daily laborer

67

11.3

Merchant

112

18.9

Employedd

67

11.3

Average monthly income

 < 500

321

54.1

 ≥ 500

272

45.9

  1. aSeparated, Divorced, Widowed bMuslim, Catholic cKembata, Hadiya, Amhara
  2. dNon-governmental organization employee, Government organization employee
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