Table 3 Distribution of mothers by socio-economic characteristics
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupation of mothers | ||||
Agriculture part-time | 1800 | 65.43 | ||
Agriculture full-time | 951 | 34.57 | ||
Age of mothers at first birth | 18.54 | 3.791 | ||
12–18 | 1599 | 58.12 | ||
19–25 | 992 | 36.06 | ||
26–32 | 143 | 5.20 | ||
33–45 | 17 | 0.62 | ||
Education of mothers | ||||
No formal education | 1641 | 59.65 | ||
Formal education | 1110 | 40.35 | ||
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 959 | 34.86 | ||
Islamic | 1765 | 64.16 | ||
Traditionalist | 17 | 0.62 | ||
Others | 10 | 0.36 | ||