Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants in Dabat HDSS site, Dabat District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
From: Only half of the mothers practiced early initiation of breastfeeding in Northwest Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Child age (months) | ||
6–11 | 239 | 29.1 |
12–24 | 583 | 70.9 |
Child sex | ||
Male | 410 | 49.9 |
Female | 412 | 50.1 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 773 | 94.0 |
Othera | 49 | 6.0 |
Mother’s age | ||
15–19 | 46 | 5.6 |
20–34 | 461 | 56.1 |
≥ 35 | 315 | 38.3 |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 571 | 69.5 |
Literate | 251 | 30.5 |
Mother’s employment | ||
Housewife | 482 | 58.6 |
Farmer | 211 | 25.7 |
Otherb | 129 | 15.7 |
Mother’s marital status | ||
Currently married | 739 | 89.9 |
Currently unmarriedc | 83 | 10.1 |
Father’s education | ||
Illiterate | 554 | 67.4 |
Primary school | 143 | 17.4 |
Secondary school and above | 125 | 15.2 |
Father’s employment | ||
Unemployed | 46 | 5.6 |
Farmer | 431 | 52.4 |
Other employmentd | 345 | 42.0 |
Household size | ||
≤ 4 | 304 | 37.0 |
> 4 | 518 | 63.0 |
Number of children under 5 years | ||
1 | 54 | 6.6 |
2–3 | 768 | 93.4 |
Wealth status | ||
Poor | 307 | 37.3 |
Medium | 246 | 29.9 |
High | 269 | 32.7 |