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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and their husbands in Slum areas of Bahir Dar City; Ethiopia, May 2015

From: Factors associated with mothers’ knowledge on infant and young child feeding recommendation in slum areas of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Variable

Frequency (n = 471)

Percentage

Age of the mother (years)

 ≤24

102

21.7

 25–29

207

43.9

 ≥30

162

34.4

Mean ± (SD) age of their children = 29.65 ± (4.3)

Religion

 Orthodox

398

84.5

 Muslim

52

11.0

 Protestant

21

4.5

Ethnicity

 Amhara

427

90.7

 Others*

44

9.3

Educational status of the mother

 Have no formal education

154

32.7

 Primary education

129

27.4

 Secondary education and above

188

39.9

Occupational status of the mother

 Housewife

225

47.8

 Daily laborer

147

31.2

 Government employee

58

12.3

 Petty trader/private employee

41

8.7

Marital status of the mother

 Married

404

85.8

 Never married/widowed/divorced

67

14.2

Educational status of their husband

 Have no formal education

101

21.4

 Primary education

110

23.4

 Secondary education and above

260

55.2

Occupational status of their husband

 Daily laborer

218

46.3

 Government employee

101

21.4

 Carpenter/driver/private employee

152

32.3

Family size

 ≤4

305

64.8

 >4

166

35.2

  1. Others* = Agew, Tigry and Oromo