Attributes | N | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Age of mother’s(years) | < 18 | 22 | 11.2 |
18–35 | 141 | 71.6 | |
36–45 | 33 | 16.8 | |
> 45 | 1 | 0.5 | |
Mother’s residence | Urban | 120 | 60.9 |
Rural | 77 | 39.1 | |
Mother’s marital status | Single | 26 | 13.2 |
Married | 163 | 82.7 | |
Divorced | 6 | 3.0 | |
Widowed | 2 | 1.0 | |
Mother’s occupation | Housewife | 125 | 63.5 |
Merchant | 20 | 10.2 | |
Gov’t Employee | 31 | 15.7 | |
Student | 14 | 7.1 | |
Others | 7 | 3.6 | |
Family’s monthly income(birr) | < 500 | 76 | 38.6 |
500–1000 | 46 | 23.4 | |
> 1000 | 75 | 38.1 | |
Mother’s educational status | Can’t read and write | 50 | 25.4 |
Can read and write | 29 | 14.7 | |
Grade 1–8 | 36 | 18.3 | |
Grade 9–10 | 37 | 18.8 | |
Grade 11–12 | 20 | 10.2 | |
Diploma & above | 25 | 12.7 | |
Mother’s religion | Orthodox Christian | 134 | 68.0 |
Muslim | 58 | 29.4 | |
Protestant | 4 | 2.0 | |
Catholic | 1 | 0.5 | |
Mother’s ethnicity | Amhara | 165 | 83.8 |
Tigre | 19 | 9.6 | |
Afar | 12 | 6.1 | |
Others | 1 | 0.5 | |
Family size | 1–3 | 106 | 53.8 |
4–6 | 73 | 37.1 | |
> 7 | 18 | 9.1 | |
Husband’s education status | Can’t read and write | 28 | 14.2 |
Can read and write | 38 | 19.3 | |
Grade 1–8 | 31 | 15.7 | |
Grade 9–10 | 34 | 17.3 | |
Grade 11–12 | 20 | 10.2 | |
Diploma & above | 46 | 23.4 | |
Distance to health institution | < 5 km | 86 | 43.7 |
5-20 km | 63 | 32.0 | |
> 20 km | 48 | 24.4 |