Table 1 Sociodemographic, knowledge and attitude characteristics of employed and unemployed mothers in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, October 2015
Variables | Maternal employment | |
|---|---|---|
Employed n = 316 | Unemployed n = 333 | |
Number (%) | Number (%) | |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 150 (47.5) | 173 (52.0) |
Female | 166 (52.5) | 160 (48.0) |
Maternal age | ||
18-23 | 25 (7.9) | 59 (17.7) |
24-29 | 153 (48.9) | 155 (46.5) |
> = 30 | 138 (43.7) | 119 (35.7) |
Parity | ||
1–2 children | 176 (55.7) | 215 (64.6) |
3 and above children | 140 (44.3) | 118 (35.4) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 267 (84.5) | 314 (94.2) |
Single | 17 (5.4) | 1(0.3) |
Divorced | 26 (8.2) | 14 (4.2) |
Widowed | 6 (1.9) | 4 (1.2) |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 243 (76.9) | 279 (83.8) |
Qimant | 26 (8.2) | 17 (5.1) |
Tigrie | 38 (12.0) | 36 (10.8) |
Others | 9 (2.8) | 1 (0.3) |
Maternal education | ||
No formal education | 35 (11.1) | 45 (13.5) |
Only read and write | 33 (10.4) | 59 (17.7) |
Primary | 36 (11.4) | 81 (24.3) |
Secondary | 114 (36.1) | 122 (36.6) |
Higher | 98 (31.0) | 26 (7.8) |
Husband education | ||
No formal education | 21 (11.1) | 36 (10.8) |
Can read and write | 35 (10.4) | 60 (18.0) |
Primary | 34 (11.4) | 58 (17.4) |
Secondary | 104 (36.1) | 118 (35.4) |
Higher | 122 (31.0) | 61 (18.3) |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 228 (72.2) | 212 (63.7) |
Muslim | 74 (23.4) | 109 (32.7) |
Protestant | 10 (3.2) | 6 (1.8) |
Catholic | 3 (0.9) | 2 (0.6) |
Other | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.2) |
Attitude towards EBF | ||
Good attitude | 252 (79.7) | 287 (86.2) |
Knowledge on EBF | ||
Good knowledge | 253 (80.1) | 271 (81.4) |