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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants Mizan Aman, Ethiopia, April 2015 (n = 314)

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Mizan Aman town, Southwestern Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional study

Characteristics

 

Frequency

Percentage

Maternal age (years)

<20

75

23.9

21–25

92

29.3

26–30

123

39.2

>31

24

7.6

Maternal marital status

Married

253

80.6

Single

24

7.6

Divorced

22

7.0

Widowed

15

4.8

Maternal religion

Orthodox

169

53.8

Protestant

74

23.6

Muslim

53

16.9

Other Christiana

18

5.7

Maternal ethnicity

Bench

105

33.4

Kaffa

90

28.7

Amhara

69

22.0

Otherb

50

15.9

Maternal occupation

Housewife

97

30.9

Gov’t employee

88

28.0

Daily laborer

74

23.6

Merchant

48

15.3

Student

7

2.2

Maternal education

Can’t read

70

22.3

Read and write

75

23.9

1–8 years

72

22.9

9–12 years

62

19.8

University/College

35

11.1

Average monthly income

<30$ (600 ETB)

99

31.53

> = 30$

215

68.47

Number of children

<3

131

41.8

> = 3

183

58.2

  1. aCatholic, Jovha and Adventist
  2. bSilte, Gurage, Tigre, Hadya, Wolayita, Sheka, Yem, Kembata, Dizi, Surma
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