Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the women in Wolaita Sodo, 2019 (n = 629)
Variables/characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age distribution of the women | |
20–29 years | 383 (60.9) |
30–39 years | 139 (22.1) |
v40–49 years | 55 (8.7) |
v ≥ 50 years | 52 (8.3) |
Marital status | |
Never married | 113 (18) |
Married | 478 (76) |
Divorce | 17 (2.7) |
Widowed | 21 (3.3) |
Participant’s education | |
No education | 73 (11.6) |
Primary | 218 (34.8) |
Secondary | 179 (28.4) |
Higher education | 159 (25.3) |
Husband’s education | |
No education | 20 (4.2) |
Primary | 131 (27.4) |
Secondary | 148 (31) |
Higher education | 179 (37.4) |
Religion | |
Protestant | 444 (70.6) |
Orthodox | 131 (20.8) |
Muslim | 24 (3.8) |
Catholic | 16 (2.5) |
Others | 14 (2.2) |
Ethnicity | |
Wolaita | 549 (87.3) |
Gamo | 32 (5.1) |
Garage | 18 (2.9) |
Amhara | 16 (2.5) |
vOthers | 14 (2.2) |
Occupational status of the women | |
House wife | 312 (49.6) |
Employee | 133 (21.1) |
Merchant | 74 (11.8) |
Student | 54 (8.6) |
Other | 56 (8.9) |
Age at which first pregnancy occurred | |
15–24 years | 397 (76.9) |
25–34 years | 111 (21.5) |
35–44 years | 2 (0.4) |
≥ 45 years | 6 (1.2) |
Duration of breastfeeding | |
Birth-12 months | 77 (15.4) |
13–24 months | 280 (56.6) |
25–34 months | 141 (28) |
Number of children | |
None | 23 (4.7) |
One | 104 (21.4) |
Two | 115 (23.7) |
Three or more | 244 (50.2) |