Demographic and socio-economic

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Sex of Child	Male	360	49.0
Sex of Child	Female	374	51.0
Children’s age in month	6-11	91	12.4
	12-23	234	31.9
	24-35	200	27.2
	36-47	137	18.7
	48-59	72	9.8
Mother’s age at Pregnancy	Less than 20years	49	6.7
	20 to 35 years	672	91.6
	More than 35years	13	1.8
Marital status of the mother	Married	682	92.9
	Divorced	34	4.6
	Widowed	15	2.0
	Never married	3	.4
Ethnicity	Hadiya	471	64.2
	Kembata	113	15.4
	Silte	58	7.9
	Guraghe	49	6.7
	Amhara	27	3.7
	Oromo	16	2.2
Religion	Protestant	504	68.7
	Orthodox	117	15.9
	Muslim	84	11.4
	Catholic	29	4.0
Mother's education	No education	86	11.7
	Primary	258	35.1
	Secondary	268	36.5
	More than secondary	122	16.6
Father's education	No education	45	6.1
	Primary	186	25.3
	Secondary	292	39.8
	More than secondary	211	28.7
Mother's occupation	House wife	406	55.3
	Government employee	83	11.3
	Non-Government employee	29	4.0
	Merchant	122	16.6
	Self-employee	280	38.1
Father's occupation	Government employee	223	30.4
	Non-Government employee	49	6.7
	Merchant	182	24.8
	Self-employee	280	38.1
Household monthly income in ETB	Low income House hold	409	55.7
Household monthly income in ETB	High income House hold	325	44.3

Table 1: Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of children among 6 to 59 months in Hossana town, Southern Ethiopia, 2013 (n=734).

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