Table 1 Characteristics of mothers and children under five years of age, in Ethiopia
Variables | EDHS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2005 n (%) | 2011 n (%) | 2016 n (%) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 5129 (50.7) | 5676 (51.4) | 5342 (51.3) |
Female | 4980 (49.3) | 5366 (48.6) | 5075 (48.7) |
Age in month | |||
< 6 | 582 (11.9) | 1261 (11.7) | 1200 (11.5) |
6 - 11 | 502 (10.2) | 1118 (10.4) | 1071 (10.3) |
12 - 23 | 922 (18.8) | 1904 (17.7) | 2004 (19.2) |
24 - 35 | 927 (18.9) | 2000 (18.6) | 1944 (18.7) |
36 - 47 | 1030 (31.0) | 2302 (21.4) | 2007 (19.3) |
48 - 59 | 948 (19.3) | 2177 (20.2) | 2191 (21.0) |
Residence | |||
Rural | 9357 (92.6) | 9606 (87.0) | 9254 (88.8) |
Urban | 752 (7.4) | 1436 (13.0) | 1163 (11.2) |
Women’s education level | |||
No education | 7951 (78.7) | 7610 (68.9) | 6858 (65.8) |
Primary | 1709 (16.9) | 3012 (27.3) | 2806 (26.9) |
Secondary | 407 (4.0) | 252 (2.3) | 493 (4.7) |
Higher | 42 (0.4) | 168 (1.3) | 260 (2.5) |
Wealth quintile | |||
Poorest | 2218 (21.9) | 2476 (22.4) | 2499 (24.0) |
Poorer | 2122 (21.0) | 2444 (22.1) | 2386 (22.9) |
Middle | 2210 (21.9) | 2277 (20.6) | 2159 (20.7) |
Rich | 2015 (19.3) | 2158 (19.4) | 1860 (17.9) |
Richest | 1544 (15.3) | 1687 (15.3) | 1513 (14.5) |
Women’s occupation level | |||
Working | 2967 (29.4) | 5921 (53.6) | 4624 (44.4) |
Not working | 7142 (70.6) | 5121 (46.4) | 5793 (55.6) |
Type of cooking fuel | |||
Electricity | 7 (0.1) | 47 (0.4) | 297 (2.9) |
Liquid petro gas | 5 (0.1) | 8 (0.1) | 38 (0.4) |
Kerosene | 124 (1.2) | 55 (0.5) | 7 (0.1) |
Biomass fuel | 9973 (99) | 10,932 (99.0) | 10,075 (96.7) |
Region | |||
Tigray | 653 (6.5) | 702 (6.4) | 686 (6.6) |
Afar | 96 (1.0) | 111 (1.0) | 105 (1.0) |
Amhara | 2312 (22.9) | 2478 (22.4) | 1967 (18.9) |
Oromia | 4017 (39.7) | 4665 (42.3) | 4571 (43.9) |
Somali | 432 (4.3) | 339 (3.1) | 476 (4.6) |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 95 (1.0) | 127 (1.2) | 113 (1.1) |
SNNPR | 2273 (22.5) | 2305 (20.9) | 2169 (20.8) |
Gambella | 29 (0.3) | 37 (0.3) | 25 (0.2) |
Harari | 22 (0.2) | 27 (0.2) | 24 (0.2) |
Addis Ababa | 146 (1.4) | 214 (1.9) | 237 (2.3) |
Dire-Dawa | 34 (0.3) | 37 (0.3) | 44 (0.4) |