Table 1 Parental characteristics of children aged 06–23 months, in Dejen District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016
Characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of mothers | ≤ 29 > 29 | 575 380 | 60.2 39.8 |
Mothers’ educational status | Unable to read and write Primary High school Certificate and above | 438 370 120 27 | 45.9 38.7 12.4 2.8 |
Mothers’ occupation | Farmer Merchant Government employee Othersa | 818 82 27 28 | 85.7 8.6 2.8 2.9 |
Husbands’ occupation | Farmer Merchant Government employee Othersb | 787 71 26 11 | 87.9 7.9 2.9 1.2 |
Age of the child | 6–12 months 12–23 months | 357 598 | 37.4 62.6 |
Residence | Urban Rural | 66 889 | 6.9 93.1 |
Sex of last child | Male Female | 466 489 | 48.8 51.2 |
Number of under five children | One Two | 949 6 | 99.4 0.6 |
Family size | ≤ 4 > 4 | 529 426 | 55.4 44.6 |
Marital status | Married Othersc | 895 60 | 93.7 6.3 |
Monthly income | < 456 Ethiopian Birr ≥ 456 Ethiopian Birr | 568 387 | 59.5 40.5 |