Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of preschool children (6–59 months) in Ethiopia
Variable | Category |
|---|---|
Sex of child | Male |
Male | |
Mother’s age | 15–19 years |
20–24 years | |
25–29 years | |
30–34 years | |
35–39 years | |
≥ 40 years | |
Child’s age | 6–12 months |
13–24 months | |
25–36 months | |
37–48 months | |
49–59 months | |
Birth order | First |
Second | |
Third and above | |
Mother’s marital status | Married |
Widowed | |
Single | |
Divorced | |
Mother’s religion | Orthodox |
Catholic | |
Protestant | |
Muslim | |
Others and Traditional | |
Mother’s education | No formal education |
Primary education | |
Secondary education | |
College and above | |
Mother’s occupation | Unemployed |
Employed | |
Wealth Index | Poorest |
Poor | |
Middle | |
Rich | |
Richest | |
Place of residence | Rural |
Urban | |
Body mass index | Underweight |
Normal | |
Overweight | |
Obesity | |
Husband education level | No formal education |
Primary education | |
Secondary education | |
College and above | |
Type of cooking | Modern |
Traditional | |
Child is Twin | Yes |
No | |
Smoking cigarettes | Yes |
No | |
Contraception method | Traditional |
Modern | |
Sex of house Household Head | Male |
Female | |
Ever took an alcoholic drink? | No |
Yes | |
frequency of listening to Radio | Not at all |
Sometimes | |
Almost Every day | |
The frequency of listening to Television | Not at all |
Sometimes | |
Almost Every day | |
Frequency of Reading Newspaper | Not at all |
Sometimes | |
Almost Every day | |
Region | Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Benishangul-Gumuz, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Gambella and Harari, Addis Ababa, and Dire Dawa |
Source of drinking water | Unimproved |
Improved | |
Currently Breastfeeding | Yes |
No | |
Health insurance | Yes |
No | |
Antenatal visits | No antenatal visits or one-time |
Two time | |
Three and above | |
Presence of diarrhea | Yes |
No |