Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers with infants aged less than six months, Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2013
Category (n = 413) | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of infant | Male | 219 | 53.0 |
Female | 194 | 47.0 | |
Age of infant (days) | <60 | 79 | 19.1 |
60-120 | 164 | 39.7 | |
121-179 | 170 | 41.2 | |
Age of mother (years) | 15-19 | 22 | 5.3 |
20-24 | 76 | 18.4 | |
25-29 | 150 | 36.3 | |
30-34 | 104 | 25.2 | |
≥35 | 61 | 14.8 | |
Religion of mother | Orthodox | 346 | 83.8 |
Muslim | 24 | 5.8 | |
Catholic | 20 | 4.8 | |
Protestant | 23 | 5.6 | |
Ethnicity of mother | Amhara | 360 | 87.2 |
Awi | 36 | 8.7 | |
Other* | 17 | 4.1 | |
Education of mother | Not educated | 98 | 23.7 |
Educated | 315 | 76.3 | |
Employment status of mother | Unemployed | 166 | 40.2 |
Employed | 247 | 59.8 | |
Marital status of mother | Single | 21 | 5.1 |
Married | 339 | 82.1 | |
Widowed | 18 | 4.4 | |
Divorced | 21 | 5.1 | |
Separated | 14 | 3.4 | |
Education of husband (n = 353) | Not educated | 78 | 22.1 |
Educated | 275 | 77.9 | |
Employment status of husband (n = 353) | Unemployed | 21 | 5.9 |
Employed | 332 | 94.1 | |
Type of family | Nuclear | 280 | 67.8 |
Extended | 133 | 32.2 | |
Monthly income** | <818 | 107 | 25.9 |
818-1968 | 234 | 56.7 | |
>1968 | 72 | 17.4 |