Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of children age 6–23 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 352)
Variable | Category | Frequency (percentage) |
|---|---|---|
Sex of child | Male | 192 (54.5) |
Female | 160 (45.5) | |
Mother’s age | <= 24 years | 98 (27.8) |
25–29 years | 142 (40.3) | |
≥30 years | 112 (31.8) | |
Child’s age | 6–11 months | 156 (44.3) |
12–17 months | 65 (18.5) | |
18–23 months | 131 (37.2) | |
Birth order | First | 174 (49.4) |
Second | 124 (35.2) | |
Third and above | 54 (15.3) | |
Mother’s marital status | Married | 334 (94.9) |
Not in uniona | 18 (5.1) | |
Mother’s religion | Orthodox | 221 (62.8) |
Protestant | 25 (7.1) | |
Muslim | 106 (30.1) | |
Mother’s education | No formal education | 92 (26.1) |
Primary education | 95 (27.0) | |
Secondary education | 113 (32.1) | |
College and above | 52 (14.8) | |
Father’s education | No formal education | 35 (9.9) |
Primary education | 107 (30.4) | |
Secondary education | 120 (34.1) | |
College and above | 90 (25.6) | |
Mother’s occupation | Unemployed | 246 (69.9) |
Government employed | 31 (8.8) | |
Merchant | 40 (11.4) | |
Private employed | 35 (9.9) | |
Father’s occupation | Unemployed | 65 (18.5) |
Government employed | 64 (18.2) | |
Merchant | 113 (32.1) | |
Private employed | 110 (31.3) | |
Household monthly income (Ethiopian Birr) | <1500 | 102 (29.0) |
1501–3000 | 118 (33.5) | |
3001–4500 | 52 (14.8) | |
>4500 | 80 (22.7) | |
Family size | 2–3 | 146 (41.5) |
4–5 | 171 (48.6) | |
> = 6 | 35 (9.9) |