Exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers in Motta town, East Gojjam zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics mothers (respondents) who have infants less than six months old, in Motta town, East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, 2015

Variable	Category (n = 405)	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age of mother( in years)	15-24	111	27.4
	25-29	127	31.4
	30 and above	167	41.2
Religion	Orthodox	229	56.5
Religion	Others^a	176	43.4
Ethnicity	Amhara	388	95.8
Ethnicity	Others^b	17	4.2
Level of education of mother	Unducated	163	40.2
Level of education of mother	Educated	242	59.8
Occupational status of mother	Employed	82	20.3
Occupational status of mother	Unemployed	323	79.6
Current marital status	Married	347	85.7
Current marital status	Unmarried^c	58	14.3
Husband educational level	Unducated	262	59.5
Husband educational level	Educated	143	40.5
Husband occupation	Employed	111	31.5
Husband occupation	Unemployed	294	68.5
Type of family	Nuclear family	328	80
Type of family	Extended family	77	20
Household income (Ethiopain birr)	<1000	198	48.9
	1001-2000	107	26.4
	>2001	100	24.7

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