Table 5 Background characteristics of mothers and children in SNNPR Region, Ethiopia
Characteristics/Variables | Counts | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 1182 | 92.6 |
Urban | 95 | 7.4 |
Mother’s age at first birth | ||
Less than 20 | 723 | 56.6 |
20–29 | 451 | 35.3 |
30 or older | 103 | 8.1 |
Mother’s current age | ||
15–19 | 29 | 2.3 |
20–24 | 203 | 15.9 |
25–29 | 418 | 32.7 |
30–34 | 301 | 23.6 |
35 or older | 326 | 25.5 |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 657 | 51.4 |
Female | 620 | 48.6 |
Birth order | ||
First | 230 | 18.0 |
Second or Third | 389 | 30.5 |
Fourth or Fifth | 309 | 24.2 |
Sixth or above | 349 | 27.3 |
Mother’s education level | ||
No education | 759 | 59.4 |
Primary | 426 | 33.4 |
Secondary | 60 | 4.7 |
Higher | 32 | 2.5 |
Contraceptive methods | ||
No | 757 | 59.3 |
Yes | 520 | 40.7 |
Household wealth index | ||
Poorest | 234 | 18.3 |
Poorer | 306 | 24.0 |
Middle | 303 | 23.7 |
Richer | 287 | 22.5 |
Richest | 147 | 11.5 |
Family size | ||
Less than 5 | 347 | 27.2 |
5 or more | 930 | 72.8 |
Size of child at birth | ||
Larger | 439 | 34.4 |
Average | 567 | 44.4 |
Smaller | 271 | 21.2 |
Sex of household | ||
Male | 1107 | 86.7 |
Female | 170 | 13.3 |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 906 | 70.9 |
Health Institutions | 371 | 29.1 |
Birth type | ||
Single | 1251 | 98.0 |
Multiple | 26 | 2.0 |
Breastfeeding status | ||
No | 415 | 32.5 |
Yes | 862 | 67.5 |
Mother’s work status | ||
Not working | 795 | 62.3 |
Working | 482 | 37.7 |
Toilet Facility | ||
No facility | 304 | 23.8 |
Have facility | 973 | 76.2 |
Source of drinking water | ||
Unprotected | 580 | 45.4 |
Protected | 697 | 54.6 |