Full Immunization Coverage and Associated Factors among Children Aged 12-23 Months in a Hard-to-Reach Areas of Ethiopia

Table 1

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of mothers and children aged 12-23 months in Sekota Zuria district, Wag-Himra Zone, North East Ethiopia, 2017.

Characteristics		Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Sex of the child	Male	303	48.9
	Female	317	51.1
Birth order of the child	1st	115	18.6
	2nd -3rd	269	43.4
	4th-5th	149	24.0
	≥ 6	87	14.0
Mothers’ age in years	≤ 24	160	25.8
	25-34	284	45.8
	≥ 35	176	28.4
Maternal education	Illiterate	309	49.8
	Can read and write	67	10.8
	Primary	171	27.6
	Secondary and above	73	11.8
Marital status	Married	544	87.7
	Single	49	7.9
	Divorced	27	4.4
Mothers’ occupation	House wife	169	27.3
	Farmer	331	53.4
	Merchant	54	8.7
	Government employee	25	4.0
	Daily laborer	41	6.6
Religion	Orthodox	590	95.2
	Muslim	30	4.8
Family size	≤ 4	251	40.5
	≥ 5	369	59.5