Infant and young child feeding practice among mothers with 0–24 months old children in Slum areas of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants to assess IYCF practice in Slum areas of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia, June 2016

Variable	Frequency (n = 412)	Percentage
Age of the mother (years)
≤ 24	112	27
25–29	163	40
± 30	137	33
Place of birth
Health center	241	58
Hospital	171	42
Ethnicity
Amhara	394	96
Agew and Tigray	18	4
Educational status of the mother
Have no formal education	121	29
Primary education	136	33
Above primary education	155	38
Occupational status of the mother
Housewife	263	64
Petty trader and daily laborer	104	25
Government employee	45	11
Marital status of the mother
Married	397	96
Never married	15	4
Occupational status of the father (n = 397)
Daily laborer and Bajaji driver	194	49
Government employee	91	23
Carpenter and petty trader	112	28
Educational status of the father (n = 397)
Have no formal education	66	17
Primary education	82	20
Above primary education	249	63
Family member
≤ 3	184	45
> 3	228	55
Head of the household
Both parents	186	45
The father only	226	55

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