Variables | No. (%) |
---|---|
Maternal age in years | |
≤ 19 | 22 (5.5) |
20–24 | 122 (30.5) |
25–29 | 166 (41.5) |
30–34 | 59 (14.8) |
≥ 35 | 31 (7.7) |
Marital status | |
Married | 386 (96.5) |
Othersa | 14 (3.5) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 324 (810) |
Muslim | 49 (12.2) |
Othersb | 27 (6.8) |
Ethnicity | |
Amhara | 381 (95.2) |
Othersc | 19 (4.8) |
Maternal educational level | |
Had no formal education | 55 (13.7) |
Primary education | 119 (29.8) |
Secondary education | 116 (29.0) |
Diploma and above | 110 (27.5) |
Occupation of the mother | |
Housewife | 214 (53.3) |
Government/NGO employed | 79 (19.8) |
Merchant | 88 (22.0) |
Othersd | 19 (4.9) |
Husband education (n = 386) | |
Had no formal education | 31 (8.0) |
Primary education | 73 (19.1) |
Secondary education | 148 (38.3) |
Diploma and above | 134 (34.7) |
Husband occupation (n = 386) | |
Government/NGO employed | 148 (38.3) |
Self-employed | 198 (51.3) |
Daily laborer | 26 (6.8) |
Jobseeker | 14 (3.6) |
Average monthly income of the family | |
< 700 Birr | 23 (5.8) |
700—2000 Birr | 76 (19.0) |
≥ 2000 Birr | 301 (75.2) |