Characteristics

Frequency (n = 427)

Percent (%)

Age of Mother:

20 - <30

230

53.9

30 - <40

186

43.6

≥40

11

2.6

Age of Children:

<6 months

03

0.7

6 - <12 months

320

74.9

≥12 months

104

24.4

Sex of Children:

Male

228

53.4

Female

199

46.6

Birth Order of Children:

1 - 3

318

74.5

≥4

109

25.5

Maternal Education:

No Formal Education

2

0.5

Primary

42

9.8

Secondary

173

40.5

Tertiary

210

49.2

Maternal Occupation:

Unemployed

126

29.5

Self employed

177

41.5

Privately employ

45

10.5

Government Employed

79

18.5