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Table 1 Sociodemographic characters of the respondents (n = 178)

From: Breastfeeding practice and associated factors among female nurses and midwives at North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional institution based study

Sociodemographic variables

N

%

Age in years

  

15–25

32

18.0

26–35

104

58.4

36-45

42

23.6

Profession

  

Nurses

128

71.9

Midwives

50

28.1

Marital status

  

Married

164

92.1

Divorced

10

5.6

Widowed

4

2.3

Educational status

  

Degree

53

30.3

Diploma

125

69.7

Religion

  

Orthodox Christian

124

69.7

Muslim

30

16.8

Protestant

24

13.5

Place of residence

  

Rural

98

55.1

Urban

80

44.9

Parity

  

Primiparous

74

41.6

Multiparous

104

58.4