Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, 2005, 2011, 2016 EDHS
Variables | 2005 EDHS n = 1373 Frequency (%) | 2011 EDHS n = 3333 Frequency (%) | 2016 EDHS n = 3195 Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mothers education | |||
 No education | 1029 (74.98) | 2222 (66.68) | 1960 (61.33) |
 Primary | 263 (19.15) | 955 (28.64) | 955 (29.89) |
 Secondary higher | 81 (5.87) | 156 (4.68) | 280 (8.78) |
Religion | |||
 Orthodox | 648 (47.2) | 1378 (41.37) | 1200 (37.56) |
 Catholic | 13 (0.91) | 29 (0.86) | 44 (1.39) |
 Protestant | 271 (19.75) | 740 (22.23) | 735 (23.01) |
 Muslim | 417 (30.38) | 1115 (33.48) | 1152 (36.04) |
 Others | 24 (1.75) | 71 (2.06) | 64 (1.99) |
Wealth index | |||
 Poor | 578 (42.1) | 1419 (42.58) | 1399 (43.78) |
 Middle | 279 (20.3) | 699 (20.97) | 699 (21.88) |
 Rich | 516 (37.6) | 1215 (36.45) | 1097 (34.34) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 1270 (92.5) | 3102 (93) | 3000 (93.9) |
 Not married | 103 (7.5) | 231 (7) | 195 (6.1) |
Age | |||
 15–24 | 362 (26.35) | 844 (25.34) | 742 (23.21) |
 25–34 | 655 (47.76) | 1729 (51.86) | 1722 (53.92) |
 35–49 | 356 (25.89) | 760 (22.8) | 731 (22.87) |
Relationship with household head | |||
 Head | 117 (8.49) | 370 (11.1) | 341 (10.66) |
 Wife | 1154 (84) | 2713 (81.6) | 2562 (80.19) |
 Daughter | 50 (3.7) | 143 (4.1) | 161 (5.05) |
 Others | 52 (3.8) | 107 (3.2) | 131 (4.1) |
HH head Sex | |||
 Male | 1214 (88.45) | 2860 (85.82) | 2737 (85.66) |
 Female | 159 (11.55) | 473 (14.18) | 458 (14.34) |
Mother Occupation | |||
 Not working | 885 (64.6) | 1472 (44.16) | 1661 (51.98) |
 Professional work | 447 (32.6) | 1569 (47.06) | 1211 (37.92) |
 Not profess work | 39 (2.9) | 292 (8.78) | 323 (10.1) |
No of living children | |||
 1–3 | 714 (52) | 1842 (55.28) | 1694 (53.01) |
 4–6 | 474 (34.5) | 1110 (33.3) | 1102 (34.49) |
 7+ | 185 (13.5) | 381 (11.42) | 399 (12.51) |