Table 1 Characteristics of the sampled women, Debre Brehan and surrounding rural areas,Ethiopia, 2018
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age of mother(N = 412) | ||
17–19 | 22 | 5 |
20–30 | 284 | 68.9 |
31–44 | 106 | 25.7 |
Birth order(N = 411) | ||
1 | 207 | 50.4 |
2 or more | 204 | 49.6% |
Education of mother(N = 389) | ||
Primary | 124 | 31.88 |
Secondary | 129 | 33.16 |
Vocational | 78 | 20.05 |
Higher | 58 | 14.91 |
Education of husband(N = 368) | ||
Primary | 80 | 21.74 |
Secondary | 114 | 30.98 |
Vocational | 53 | 14.4 |
Higher | 121 | 32.88 |
Marital status(N = 412) | ||
Single | 17 | 4 |
Married | 381 | 92.5 |
Divorced/widowed | 14 | 3.4 |
Occupation of mother(N = 411) | ||
Housewife | 229 | 55.7 |
Government employee | 94 | 22.82 |
Private employee | 16 | 3.88 |
Merchant | 25 | 6.07 |
Daily worker/student | 48 | 11.6 |
Occupation of husband(N = 398) | ||
Government employee | 152 | 38.2 |
Private employee | 99 | 24.87 |
Merchant | 55 | 13.8 |
Daily worker/driver | 92 | 23 |
Wealth index (N = 378) | ||
Poorest | 77 | 20.4 |
Poorer | 77 | 20.4 |
Middle | 73 | 19.3 |
Rich | 76 | 20 |
Richest | 75 | 19.8 |