Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and reproductive history of mothers (n = 706) in Goba district, Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia, 2011
Socio-demographic characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of mother (in year) | 18-19 | 16 | 2.3 |
20-24 | 167 | 23.6 | |
25-29 | 249 | 35.2 | |
30-34 | 155 | 22.0 | |
35-39 | 88 | 12.5 | |
≥40 | 31 | 4.4 | |
Residence | Urban | 94 | 13.3 |
Rural | 612 | 86.7 | |
Average monthly income (ETB) | ≤ 500 | 406 | 57.5 |
501-1000 | 243 | 34.4 | |
≥ 1001 | 57 | 8.1 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 599 | 84.8 |
Amhara | 101 | 14.3 | |
Others* | 6 | 0.8 | |
Religion | Muslim | 394 | 55.8 |
Orthodox | 307 | 43.5 | |
Protestant | 5 | 0.7 | |
Mother’s Educational Status | No education | 194 | 27.5 |
Read & write | 14 | 2.0 | |
Primary (1–8) | 390 | 55.2 | |
Secondary & above (9+) | 108 | 15.3 | |
Mother’s Employment Status | Employed | 26 | 3.7 |
Not employed | 680 | 96.3 | |
Payment status | Paid | 166 | 23.5 |
Not paid | 540 | 76.5 | |
Family Structure | Nuclear | 605 | 85.7 |
Extended | 101 | 14.3 | |
Marriage Type | Monogamous | 667 | 94.5 |
Polygamous | 39 | 5.5 | |
Husband’s Educational Status | No formal education | 134 | 19.0 |
Primary (1–8) | 398 | 56.4 | |
Secondary (9–12) | 140 | 19.8 | |
Tertiary | 34 | 4.8 | |
Husband’s Employment status | Employed | 48 | 6.8 |
Not employed | 658 | 93.2 | |
Number of children born alive | 1-2 | 269 | 38.1 |
3-4 | 222 | 31.4 | |
≥5 | 215 | 30.5 | |
Number of children alive now | 1-2 | 282 | 39.9 |
3-4 | 245 | 34.7 | |
≥5 | 179 | 25.4 | |
Age of children | <1 years | 206 | 29.2 |
1-5years | 500 | 70.8 |