Variables | Frequency (n = 1257) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Age of the child in year | ||
  < 1 year | 320 | 25.5 |
 1–5 year | 567 | 45.1 |
 5–10 year | 214 | 17 |
  ≥ 10 year | 156 | 12.4 |
Sex of the child | ||
 Male | 709 | 56.4 |
 Female | 548 | 43.6 |
Residence of the child | ||
 Urban | 892 | 71.0 |
 Rural | 365 | 29.0 |
Age of caregiver in years | ||
 15–25 year | 165 | 13.1 |
 26–35 year | 708 | 56.3 |
 36–45 year | 331 | 26.3 |
  > 45 year | 53 | 4.2 |
Sex of care giver | ||
 Male | 224 | 17.8 |
 Female | 1033 | 82.2 |
Region of caregiver | ||
 Amhara | 1216 | 96.7 |
 Tigray | 11 | 0.9 |
 Oromia | 4 | 0.3 |
 Others | 26 | 2.1 |
Religion of caregiver | ||
 Orthodox | 1126 | 89.6 |
 Muslim | 118 | 9.4 |
 Protestant | 11 | 0.9 |
 Others | 2 | 0.2 |
Marital status of caregiver | ||
 Single | 57 | 4.5 |
 Married | 1169 | 93.0 |
 Others | 31 | 2.5 |
Educational status of care giver | ||
 Illiterate | 211 | 16.8 |
 Primary school | 395 | 31.4 |
 Secondary school | 272 | 21.6 |
 College/University | 379 | 30.2 |
Occupation of the caregiver | ||
 Not employed | 221 | 17.6 |
 Government employed | 341 | 27.1 |
 Farmer | 141 | 11.2 |
 Merchant | 176 | 14.0 |
 Daily Laborer | 39 | 3.1 |
 Housewife | 339 | 27.0 |
Monthly income (ETB) | ||
 No regular monthly income | 304 | 24.2 |
 Less than 1000 | 252 | 20 |
 1000-3000 | 366 | 29.1 |
 3001–5000 | 260 | 20.7 |
 5001-10,000 | 75 | 6.0 |