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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of mothers or caregivers, Aneded District, North West Ethiopia, 2016

From: Mothers’ health care seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses, Northwest Ethiopia: community based cross-sectional study

Variable (n = 410)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age of the mothers

18–24 years

58

14.1

 

25–34

237

57.8

 

35–49

111

27.1

 

50+

4

1.0

Marital status

Married

369

90.0

 

Single

28

6.8

 

Divorced

12

2.9

 

Widowed

1

0.2

Family size

< 5

162

40

 

5–7

215

52.4

8+

33

8.1

Mothers` occupation

House wife

369

90.0

 

Farmer

29

7.1

 

Merchant

10

2.4

 

Daily laborer

2

0.5

Education of mothers

Unable to read and write

356

86.8

 

Able to read and write

54

13.2

Husbands’ education (n = 369)

Unable to read and write

154

39.2

 

Able to read and write

215

60.8