Table 1 Parental socio-demographic characteristics of children 6–23 months, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2019(n = 562)
From: Minimum acceptable diet and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age group | 15–24 | 112(19.9) |
25–34 | 386(68.7) | |
35–49 | 64(11.4) | |
Sex of child | Male | 285(50.7) |
Female | 277(49.3) | |
Age of child | 6–11 months | 184(32.7) |
12–17 months | 168(29.9) | |
18–23 months | 210(37.4) | |
Birth order of index child | First | 278(49.5) |
2 and above | 284(50.5) | |
Under-five children | one under 5 child | 433(77.0) |
two & above child | 129(23.0) | |
Maternal marital status | Currently not married | 26(4.6) |
Married | 536(95.4) | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 334(59.4) |
Oromo | 81(14.4) | |
Tigre | 60(10.7) | |
Others | 87(15.5) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 435(77.4) |
Protestant | 45(8.2) | |
Muslim | 81(14.4) | |
Mother’s educational status | no formal education | 44(7.8) |
primary education | 203(36.1) | |
2nd& above | 315(56.0) | |
father’s educational status | no formal education | 23(4.1) |
primary education | 133(23.7) | |
secondary & above | 406(72.2) | |
Occupation of the mother | Government | 67(11.9) |
Private | 56(10.0) | |
House Wife | 398(70.8) | |
Others (daily laborer & merchant) | 41(7.3) | |
Occupation of the father | Government | 100(17.8) |
Private | 339(60.3) | |
Others (daily laborer& merchant | 123(21.9) | |
Decision-making | mother not involved | 35(6.2) |
mother involved | 527(93.8) | |
Family size | 2–4 | 398(70.8) |
5–6 | 157(27.9) | |
7–10 | 7(1.2) | |
Household monthly income (Ethiopian Birr) | less than 1500 | 63(11.2) |
1501–3000 | 172(30.6) | |
3001–4500 | 57(10.1) | |
more than 4500 | 270(48.0) |