Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of mothers or caretakers of infants in Mekelle city, Tigrai, 2021 (n = 621)
Variable (Missing) | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Household head sex(0) | Male | 500 (80.5) |
Female | 121 (19.5) | |
Religion (0) | Orthodox | 545 (87.8) |
Muslim | 76 (12.2) | |
Marital Status (0) | Currently unmarrieda | 58 (9.3) |
Currently married | 563 (90.7) | |
Mother’s education (0) | No formal education | 17 (2.7) |
Formal education | 604 (97.3) | |
Mother’s occupation (0) | Housewife | 401 (64.5) |
Employed | 220 (35.5) | |
Monthly household income in ETB (0) | Mean (SD) | 8164.6 (5598.9) |
Median (IQR) | 7000 (5800) | |
Infant sex (0) | Male | 257(41.4) |
Female | 364 (58.6) |