Table 1 Socioeconomic-demographic characteristics of the participants, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia, 2014
Characteristics | Categories | Exposed | Unexposed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age category of the mother | < 18 yr | 7(2.0) | 11(1.5) | 18(1.7) |
18-35Â yr | 311(87.4) | 640(89.9) | 951(89.0) | |
> 35 | 38(10.7) | 61(8.6) | 99(9.3) | |
Ethnicity | Gamo | 267(75.0) | 529(74.3) | 796(74.5) |
Gofa | 7(2.0) | 19(2.7) | 26(2.4) | |
Wolayta | 25(7.0) | 47(6.6) | 72(6.7) | |
Zeyse | 37(10.4) | 78(11.0) | 115(10.8) | |
Amhara | 5(1.4) | 19(2.7) | 24(2.2) | |
others | 15(4.2) | 20(2.8) | 35(3.3) | |
Religion | Protestant | 240(67.4) | 488(68.5) | 728(68.2) |
Orthodox | 101(28.4) | 196(27.5) | 297(27.8) | |
Others | 15(4.3) | 28(3.9) | 43(4.1) | |
Educational level | No formal education | 200(56.2) | 334(46.9) | 534(50.0) |
Grade1–6 | 100(28.1) | 174(24.4) | 274(25.7) | |
Grade7–8 | 22(6.2) | 71(10.0) | 93(8.7) | |
Grade9–12 | 18(5.1) | 85(11.9) | 103(9.6) | |
Above grade12 | 16(4.5) | 48(6.7) | 64(6.0) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 18(5.1) | 35(4.9) | 53(5.0) |
House wife | 242(68.0) | 503(70.6) | 745(69.8) | |
Gov’t employee | 19(5.3) | 48(6.7) | 67(6.3) | |
Merchant | 41(11.5) | 81(11.4) | 122(11.4) | |
Daily laborer | 21(5.9) | 11(1.5) | 32(3.0) | |
Housemaid | 3(0.8) | 4(0.6) | 7(0.7) | |
Student | 9(2.5) | 22(3.1) | 31(2.9) | |
Other | 3(0.8) | 8(1.1) | 11(1.0) | |
Marital status | Married | 326(91.6) | 670(94.1) | 996(93.3) |
Single | 7(2.0) | 20(2.8) | 27(2.5) | |
Divorced | 6(1.7) | 5(0.7) | 11(1.0) | |
Widowed | 9(2.5) | 4(0.6) | 13(1.2) | |
Separated | 8(2.2) | 13(1.8) | 21(2.0) | |
Husband occupation | Farmer | 177(54.3) | 401(59.9) | 578(58.0) |
Gov’t employee | 32(9.8) | 91(13.6) | 123(12.3) | |
Merchant | 25(7.7) | 64(9.6) | 89(8.9) | |
Student | 5(1.5) | 10(1.5) | 15(1.5) | |
Daily laborer | 59(18.1) | 53(7.9) | 112(11.2) | |
Other | 28(8.6) | 51(7.6) | 79(7.9) | |
Husband education | No formal education | 118(36.2) | 208(31.1) | 326(32.7) |
Grade 1–6 | 108(33.1) | 187(27.9) | 295(29.6) | |
Grade 7–8 | 34(10.4) | 78(11.6) | 112(11.2) | |
Grade 9–12 | 34(10.4) | 113(16.9) | 147(14.8) | |
>Grade 12 | 32(9.8) | 84(12.5) | 116(11.6) | |
Wealth index | Poor | 150(42.1) | 278(39.0) | 428(40.1) |
Average | 90(25.3) | 127(17.8) | 217(20.3) | |
Rich | 116(32.6) | 307(43.1) | 423(39.6) | |
Maternal Power | Poor | 124(34.8) | 211(29.6) | 335(31.4) |
Average | 125(35.1) | 260(36.5) | 385(36.0) | |
Good | 107(30.1) | 241(33.8) | 348(32.6) |