Breastfeeding counseling and support are associated with continuous exclusive breastfeeding from one week to six months of age among HIV exposed infants in north Gondar zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of HIV positive mothers with children aged 7 to 20 months attending public hospitals in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 367)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Child sex
Male	193	52.6
Female	174	47.4
Child age
7–12 months	185	50.4
13–20 months	182	49.6
Mean (± SD) age 12.9(±4.1) months
Maternal age
20–35 years	302	82.3
36–43 years	65	17.7
Mean ± SD for mothers was 31.3(±4.4) years
Number of parity
1–3	325	88.6
4–6	42	11.4
Number of under five children
1	242	65.9
>1	125	34.1
Family size
≤5	269	73.3
>5	98	26.7
Residence
Urban	285	77.7
Rural	82	22.3
Marital status
Currently married	275	74.9
Currently unmarried^c	92	25.1
Religion
Orthodox	296	80.7
Muslim	52	14.2
Protestant	19	5.1
Ethnicity
Amhara	286	77.9
Kemant	62	16.9
Tigre	12	3.3
Oromo	7	1.9
Wealth status
Poor	122	33.3
Medium	130	35.4
Rich	115	31.3
Maternal education
Illiterate	110	30
Literate	257	70
Paternal education
Illiterate	48	13.1
Literate	319	86.9
Maternal employment
Employee^b	96	26.2
Housewife	166	45.2
Outdoor workers^a	105	28.6
Paternal employment
Employee^b	149	40.6
Outdoor workers^a	218	59.4

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