Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristic of study participants, Gedeb District, Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia, 2021
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (in months) | ||
 Jun-23 | 183 | 45.1 |
 24–59 | 222 | 54.9 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 208 | 51.4 |
 Female | 197 | 48.6 |
Family size | ||
 Six and below | 49 | 12.1 |
 Seven and above | 356 | 87.9 |
Mothers educational level | ||
 Never attended school | 376 | 92.8 |
 Only read and write | 23 | 57 |
 Elementary school | 4 | 1.0 |
 Secondary school | 2 | .5 |
Marital status of the mother | ||
 Married | 397 | 98.0 |
 Divorced | 1 | .2 |
 Widowed | 7 | 1.7 |
Average HH income per month (ETB) | ||
 Less than 500 | 377 | 93.1 |
 Above 501 | 28 | 6.9 |
Source of health related information | ||
 Television | 10 | 2.5 |
 Radio | 34 | 8.4 |
 Mobile phone | 63 | 15.6 |
 Health extension workers | 297 | 73.3 |
 Othera | 1 | .2 |