Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of mothers in age of 15–49 years in Dale district, Southern Ethiopia, March 2018, (n = 732)
Category of variables | Sub category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of residence (n = 732) | Rural | 621 | 84.8 |
Urban | 111 | 15.2 | |
Age of the mothers (n = 732) | 15–19years | 28 | 3.8 |
20–24years | 274 | 37.4 | |
25–29years | 225 | 30.7 | |
30–34 years | 168 | 23.0 | |
> 35 years | 37 | 5.1 | |
Current marital status of the mother (n = 732) | marital union | 707 | 96.6 |
not marital union | 25 | 3.4 | |
Religion of mother (n = 732) | Protestant | 595 | 81.3 |
Orthodox | 57 | 7.8 | |
Muslim | 58 | 7.9 | |
Catholic | 22 | 3.0 | |
Ethnic group of mother (n = 732) | Sidama | 653 | 89.2 |
Amhara | 49 | 6.7 | |
Oromo | 8 | 1.1 | |
Guraghe | 16 | 2.2 | |
Others(specify)a | 6 | 0.8 | |
Educational level of mother (n = 732) | Unable to read and write | 292 | 39.9 |
Read and Write | 168 | 23.0 | |
Primary education | 185 | 25.3 | |
Secondary education | 69 | 9.4 | |
College and above | 18 | 2.5 | |
Occupation of the mother (n = 732) | Housewife | 620 | 84.7 |
merchant | 7 | 1.0 | |
Government employee’s | 23 | 3.1 | |
Private gainful worker | 82 | 11.2 | |
Monthly income in USD (n = 732) | < 10 | 425 | 58.1 |
10–20 | 189 | 25.8 | |
20–40 | 66 | 9.0 | |
> 40 | 52 | 7.1 | |
Age of the husband (n = 707) | 15-24 Years | 56 | 7.9 |
25–34 years | 468 | 66.2 | |
> 35 years | 183 | 25.9 | |
Educational level of the husband (n = 707) | unable to read and write | 195 | 27.6 |
Primary education | 262 | 37.0 | |
Secondary education | 197 | 27.9 | |
College and above | 53 | 7.5 | |
Occupation of the husband (n = 707) | Farmer | 474 | 67.1 |
Government employee | 160 | 22.6 | |
Othersb | 73 | 10.3 | |
Monthly income in USD (n = 707) | < 20 | 357 | 50.5 |
20–40 | 196 | 27.7 | |
> 40 | 154 | 21.8 | |
Family Size (n = 732) | 1–3 | 311 | 42.5 |
4–6 | 328 | 44.8 | |
> 6 | 93 | 12.7 | |
Had functional radio/television in the house hold (n = 732) | Yes | 452 | 61.7 |
No | 280 | 38.3 | |
Time taken to nearby health facilities (n = 732) | < 1 h | 502 | 68.6 |
> = 1 h | 230 | 31.4 |