Table 1 |
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| Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n=400) in Samre Woreda from March-April, 2011 | ||
| Socio-demographic variables | ||
| Mean maternal age in years | 28.6 (±6.5)1 | |
| Age groups | n | % |
| 17-25 | 149 | 37.5 |
| 26-35 | 198 | 49.9 |
| 36-49 | 53 | 12.6 |
| Maternal educational status | ||
| No formal education | 243 | 60.8 |
| Formal education | 157 | 39.3 |
| Paternal educational status | ||
| No formal education | 162 | 40.5 |
| Formal education | 238 | 59.5 |
| Maternal religion | ||
| Orthodox | 369 | 92.3 |
| Muslim | 31 | 7.7 |
| Household head | ||
| Male | 353 | 88.3 |
| Female | 47 | 11.8 |
| Family size | ||
| 2-4 persons | 146 | 36.5 |
| ≥ 5 persons | 254 | 63.5 |
| Mean | 6 | |
| Maternal marital status | ||
| Married | 369 | 92.3 |
| Divorced | 23 | 5.8 |
| Widowed | 8 | 2 |
| Access to safe water (Public tap/protected spring) | 354 | 88.6 |
1Mean ± SD (all such values).
Haileslassie et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-28
