Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Infants and Young Children Aged 6–23 Months in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers/caregivers and infants and young children aged 6–23 months in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa Zone, 2018 (n = 531).

Variables			Frequency	Percentage
Maternal age (years)	19–24		149	28.1
	25–29		253	47.6
	≥30		129	24.3
Maternal religion	Orthodox		505	95.1
	Muslim		15	2.8
	Others		11	2.1
Maternal ethnicity	Amhara		490	92.3
	Oromo		37	7
	Others		4	0.7
Maternal level of education	Have no formal education		34	6.4
	Able to read and write		30	5.6
	Grades 1–8		137	25.8
	Grades 9–12		155	29.2
	College and above		175	33
Maternal marital status	Single		19	3.6
	Currently married		500	94.2
	Divorced		7	1.3
	Widowed		5	0.9
Maternal occupation	Housewife		293	55.2
	Merchant		75	14.1
	Government employee		95	17.9
	Private employee		52	9.2
	Others		16	3
Husband educational status (n = 500)	Unable to read and write		6	1.2
	Able to read and write		16	3.2
	Grades 1–8		110	22
	Grades 9–12		162	32.4
	College and above		206	41.2
Husband occupation (n = 500)	Government employee		209	41.2
	Private employee		152	30.4
	Merchant		110	22
	Farmer		11	2.2
	Others		18	3.6
Family size	≤3		190	35.8
	4-5		273	51.4
	≥6		68	12.8
Number of under-five children	One		430	81
	2–3		101	19
Child age (in completed months)	6–11		175	33
	12–17		176	33.1
	18–23		180	33.9
Child health status	Any history of illness	Yes	141	26.6
		No	390	73.4
	Diarrhea	Yes	44	8.3
		No	487	91.7
	Fever	Yes	89	16.8
		No	442	83.2
	Vomiting	Yes	7	1.3
		No	524	98.7

Other: protestant = 10, self-believing = 1, other: Tigre = 2, Gurage = 2, other: daily labor = 11, farmer = 5, other: daily labor = 9, student = 3, guardian = 6.