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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Raya Kobo district, North Eastern Ethiopia, January 2014

From: Prelacteal feeding practices and associated factors among mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Raya Kobo district, North Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Residence of mother

  

 Rural

542

86.0

 Urban

88

14.0

Age of mother (in year) (n = 630)

  

  < 20

47

7.5

 20-34

449

71.3

  > 34

134

21.2

Maternal education status (n = 630)

  

 No formal education

489

77.6

 Primary and above

141

22.4

Maternal marital status (n = 630)

  

 Married

583

92.5

 Divorced

30

4.8

 Never married

17

2.7

Religion of mother (n = 630)

  

 Orthodox

423

67.1

 Muslim

207

32.9

Husband educational status (n = 613)

  

 No formal education

515

84.0

 Primary and above

98

16.0

Age of the child (months) (n = 630)

  

  < 6

129

20.5

 6-11

161

25.6

 12-17

159

25.2

 18-23

181

28.7

Family size (n = 630)

  

 2

23

3.7

 3-4

229

36.3

  ≥ 5

378

60.0