Table 1 Background characteristics of mother and child < 24 month, Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019 (n = 1948)
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Region | ||
Tigray | 145 | 7.4 |
Afar | 28 | 1.5 |
Amhara | 409 | 21.0 |
Oromia | 761 | 39.1 |
Somali | 118 | 6.1 |
Benishangul | 23 | 1.2 |
SNNPR | 377 | 19.4 |
Gambela | 10 | 0.5 |
Harari | 5 | 0.3 |
Addis Ababa | 60 | 3.1 |
Dire Dawa | 11 | 0.6 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 530 | 27.2 |
Rural | 1418 | 72.8 |
Maternal Educational Level | ||
No education | 882 | 45.3 |
Primary | 791 | 40.6 |
Secondary/higher | 275 | 14.1 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 709 | 36.4 |
Protestant | 526 | 27.0 |
Muslim | 687 | 35.3 |
Traditional | 25 | 1.3 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 420 | 21.5 |
Poorer | 414 | 21.2 |
Middle | 364 | 18.7 |
Richer | 336 | 17.3 |
Richest | 414 | 21.3 |
Types of birth | ||
Single birth | 1929 | 99.0 |
Twine | 19 | 1.0 |
Child sex | ||
Male | 978 | 50.2 |
Female | 970 | 49.8 |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 872 | 44.7 |
Health | 1076 | 55.3 |
Antenatal care | ||
No ANC visit | 474 | 24.3 |
1–3 | 591 | 30.3 |
4+ | 883 | 45.3 |
Post-natal check up | ||
No | 1695 | 87.0 |
Yes | 252 | 13.0 |
Age of Mother | ||
< 20 | 160 | 8.2 |
20–34 | 1431 | 73.5 |
35–49 | 357 | 18.3 |
Parity | ||
1–2 | 865 | 44.4 |
3–4 | 490 | 25.1 |
5–6 | 337 | 17.3 |
7+ | 256 | 13.2 |
Current marital status of mother | ||
Married | 1853 | 95.2 |
No longer living together/separated | 94 | 4.8 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Normal (vaginal) | 1824 | 93.6 |
Cesarean section | 124 | 6.4 |