Spatial distribution of iron rich foods consumption and its associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and study children aged 6–23 months EDHS 2016, Ethiopia. (n = 3055)

Variables		Frequency (n)	Weighted Percentage (%)
Mother’s age in years	< 20	369	12.08
	20–34	2062	67.50
	35–49	624	20.42
Marital status	Married	2898	94.84
Marital status	Not married	157	5.16
Religion	Orthodox	1049	34.35
	Muslim	667	21.83
	Protestant	1236	40.45
	Others	103	3.37
Mother’s education	No education	1865	61.03
	Primary education	935	30.62
	Secondary education and above	255	8.53
Husband’s education	No education	1291	44.55
	Primary education	1198	41.34
	Secondary education and above	408	16.10
Mother occupation	Working	1299	42.52
Mother occupation	Not working	1756	57.48
Father occupation	Working	2833	92.74
Father occupation	Not working	222	7.26
Family size	< Five	2043	66.87
Family size	≥ Five	1012	33.13
Child age in months	6–11	1066	34.88
	12–17	1118	36.59
	18–23	871	28.53
Child sex	Male	1433	46.90
Child sex	Female	1622	53.10
Media exposure	No media exposure	2043	68.25
Media exposure	Had media exposure	950	31.75
Household wealth	Poor	1350	44.18
	Middle	683	22.37
	Rich	1022	33.44
Residence	Rural	2684	87.85
Residence	Urban	371	12.15
Region	Tigray	227	7.45
	Afar	30	0.97
	Amhara	560	18.34
	Oromia	1341	43.91
	Somali	123	4.03
	Benishangul	32	1.04
	SNNPR	632	20.68
	Gambela	7	0.24
	Harari	8	0.25
	Addis Adaba	81	2.65
	Dire Dawa	14	0.44
Total		3055	100

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