Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sampled children and their mothers (n = 811), rural kebeles of Hawassa town, Southern Ethiopia, 2012
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex of child | |
Male | 432(53.3) |
Female | 379(46.7) |
Age of child | |
6–11 | 58(7.2) |
12–23 | 195(24) |
24–35 | 159(19.6) |
36–47 | 214(26.4) |
48–59 | 185(22.8) |
Age of mother | |
Less than 20 years | 50(6.2) |
20–34 years | 586(72.3) |
More than or equal to 35 yrs | 175(21.6) |
Family size | |
Less than 4 people | 271(33.4) |
4–6 people | 170(21) |
More than 6 people | 370(45.6) |
Current marital status | |
Single | 30(3.7) |
Married | 781(96.3) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 2(0.2) |
Protestant | 694(85.4) |
Catholic | 24(3) |
Muslim | 91(11.2) |
Ethnicity | |
Sidama | 794(97.9) |
Othersa | 17(2.1) |
Education of mother | |
No formal education | 367 (45.2) |
Primary education | 397(48.9) |
Secondary & above | 47(5.9) |
Occupation of mother | |
Farmer | 141(17.4) |
Housewife | 554(68.3) |
Merchant | 71 (8.8) |
Otherb | 45(5.4) |