Breastfeeding technique and associated factors among breastfeeding mothers in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants for the study conducted in HIs of Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 412)

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Residence	Urban	261	63.3%
Residence	Rural	151	36.7%
Age	< 20	49	11.9%
	20–25	181	43.9%
	26–30	112	27.2%
	> 30	70	17%
Religion	Muslim	272	60.0%
	Orthodox	127	30.8%
	Protestant	13	3.2%
Ethnicity	Oromo	275	66.7%
	Amhara	92	22.3%
	Harari	16	3.9%
	Other^a	29	7%
Marital status	Married	395	95.9%
	Single	9	2.2%
	Other^b	8	1.9%
Respondents’ educational status	No formal education	157	38.1%
	Primary school	124	30.1%
	Secondary school & above	131	31.8%
Occupation	House wife	316	76.7%
	Government employee	44	10.7%
	Non-government	9	2.2%
	Private employee	15	3.6%
	Daily laborer	11	2.7%
	Other^c	17	4.1%
Number of family members	< 5	338	82.0%
Number of family members	≥ 5	74	18.0%

Other ^aGurage, Tigre, Somali and Wolaita. Other ^bwidowed, divorced, other ^cmerchant, student and farmer and HIs Health Institutions

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