Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent (%)

Sex of child

Male

2,969

51.61

Female

2,784

48.39

Age of child

6-11m

542

9.42

12-23m

1,068

18.56

24-34m

1,093

19.00

35-59m

1,093

19.00

Residence

Urban

1,328

23.08

Rural

4,425

76.92

Age of mother

15-24 year

1,439

25.01

25-34 year

3,097

53.83

35-49 year

1,217

21.15

Mother educational level

No education

3,149

54.74

Primary

1,823

31.69

Secondary and higher

781

13.58

Marital status of mother

Unmarried

31

0.54

Married

5,396

93.79

Ever married

326

5.67

Birth order

First

1,261

21.92

2-4

2,598

45.16

> 5

1,894

32.92

Number of children in Household

No

64

1.11

1-4

3,828

66.54

5-9

1,836

31.91

10 and more

25

0.43

Wealth index

Poorest

1,964

34.14

Poorer

805

13.99

Middle

805

13.99

Richer

738

12.83

Richest

1,252

21.76

Number of Antenatal carevisits

No visit

1,044

26.24

1-4 visits

2,109

53.00

5-8 visits

753

18.92

9 or more visits

73

1.83

Place of delivery

Home

2,881

50.08

Institution

2,872

49.92

Region

Tigray

454

7.89

Afar

652

11.33

Amhara

511

8.88

Oromiya

719

12.50

Somali

637

11.07

Benishangul Gumz

530

9.21

SNNP

660

11.47

Gambella

450

7.82

Harari

447

7.77

Addis Abeba

291

5.06

Dire Dawa

402

6.99