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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of parents and children aged 12–23 months in Ethiopia, 2016EDHS

From: Individual and community-level determinants of childhood vaccination in Ethiopia

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Highest educational level

No education

1170

60.7

Primary

508

26.3

Secondary and above

251

13.0

Respondent’s current age

15–24

546

28.3

25–34

978

50.7

35–49

405

21.0

Number of living children

1–2

786

40.7

3–4

560

29.0

5+

583

30.2

Mother occupational status

No

1362

70.6

Yes

567

29.4

Place of delivery

Home

1101

57.1

Health facility

828

42.9

Sex of household head

Male

1509

78.2

Female

420

21.8

Wealth index combined

poor

979

50.8

Middle

279

14.5

Rich

671

34.8

Antenatal Care visits

No antenatal visits

690

35.8

1–3

541

28.0

4 and above

698

36.2

Husband education level

No education

974

50.5

Primary

586

30.4

Secondary and above

369

19.1

Postnatal Care

No

1652

85.6

Yes

277

14.4

Current marital status

Not Married

128

6.6

Married

1801

93.4

Sex of child

Male

946

49.0

Female

983

51.0

Birth order number

First

416

21.6

2–3

600

31.1

4 abd above

913

47.3

Presence of vaccination document

No

1080

56.0

Yes

849

44.0

Wanted last child

Yes

1546

80.1

No

383

19.9

Relationship to household head

Head

319

16.5

Wife

1392

72.2

Others

218

11.3

Religion

Orthodox

607

31.5

Muslin

921

47.7

Protestant and others

401

20.8

Size of child at birth

Small

541

28.0

Average

789

40.9

Large

599

31.1

Tetanus injections before birth

Not received

809

41.9

1–2

594

30.8

3 and above

526

27.3

Ever had a terminated pregnancy

No

1770

91.8

Yes

159

8.2

Received Vitamin A1

No

929

48.2

Yes

1000

51.8

Husband/partner’s occupation

No

197

10.2

Yes

1732

89.8

Type of place of residence

Urban

409

21.2

Rural

1520

78.8

Region

Tigray

216

11.2

Afar

171

8.9

Amhara

178

9.2

Oromia

287

14.9

Somali

223

11.6

Benishangul

156

8.1

SNNPR

231

12.0

Gambela

138

7.2

Harari

117

6.1

Addis Adaba

102

5.3

Dire Dawa

110

5.7

Media exposure

No

1265

65.6

Yes

664

34.4