Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers with their infants (n=819) among mother who gave birth in the last 12 months in Bahir Dar city, Northwest Ethiopia, June 2012
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Maternal age (in year) | Â |
17-19 | 19 (2.3) |
20-34 | 751 (91.7) |
35+ | 49 (6.0) |
Infants age (in months) | Â |
0-1 | 31 (3.8) |
2-3 | 113 (13.8) |
4-5 | 139 (17.0) |
6 and above | 536 (65.4) |
Sex of the infants | Â |
Male | 445 (54.3) |
Female | 374 (45.7) |
Birth order of the infants | Â |
First born | 360 (44.0) |
2nd to 4th | 438 (53.5) |
5th and above | 21 (2.6) |
Marital status | Â |
Married | 748 (91.3) |
Divorced | 34 (4.2) |
Widowed/single/separated | 37 (4.5) |
Religion | Â |
Orthodox | 628 (76.7) |
Muslim | 178 (21.7) |
Protestant/Adventist | 13 (1.6) |
Ethnicity | Â |
Amhara | 801 (97.8) |
Others (Agaw, Tigrea, Oromo) | 18 (2.2) |
Occupation of the mothers | Â |
Housewife | 493 (60.2) |
Government employer | 150 (18.3) |
Private work | 62 (7.6) |
Daily laborer | 101 (12.3) |
Others (farmer/students) | 13 (1.6) |
Maternal education | Â |
No formal education | 261 (31.9) |
Primary education | 161 (19.7) |
Secondary education | 198 (24.2) |
Tertiary education | 199 (24.3) |
Husband’s education |  |
No formal education | 177 (21.6) |
Primary education | 149 (18.2) |
Secondary education | 204 (24.9) |
Tertiary education | 289 (35.3) |
Average monthly income (in Birr) | Â |
100-700 | 214 (26.1) |
701-1200 | 207 (25.3) |
1201-2000 | 200 (24.4) |
2000-20,000 | 198 (24.2) |
Access to media (radio or TV) | Â |
Yes | 749 (91.5) |
No | 70 (8.5) |
Maternal smoking | Â |
Yes | 10 (1.2) |
No | 809 (98.8) |