Magnitude and Reasons for Harmful Traditional Practices among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in Axum Town, North Ethiopia, 2013

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of children less than five years old in Axum Town, North Ethiopia, 2013.

Variable	Frequency (𝑛=742)	Percent
Sex
Male	371	49.3
Female	381	50.7
Age of child in months
0–4	47	6.2
5–9	92	12.2
10–14	107	14.2
15–19	51	6.8
20–24	87	11.6
25–29	40	5.3
30–34	62	8.2
35+	266	35.4
Age of mothers
15–19	6	0.8
20–24	115	15.3
25–29	222	29.5
30–34	168	22.3
35–39	159	21.1
40–44	71	9.4
45+	11	1.5
Religion
Orthodox	611	81.2
Muslim	141	18.8
Occupation
Jobless	588	78.2%
Civil servant	56	7.4
Merchant	98	13.0
Farmer	4	0.5
Others*	6	0.8
Ethnic group
Tigraway	748	99.5
Amhara	4	0.5
Educational status
Illiterate	100	13.3
Religious	17	2.3
Primary school	379	50.4
Secondary school	196	26.1
Higher education	60	8.0

∗Others = local clothes makers, beauty salon workers, and local drinks makers.