Timely initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among mothers of infants under 12 months in South Gondar zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia; 2013

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers with children less than 12 months in South Gondar Zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, May 2013 (n = 823)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age of mothers (year)
< = 20 years	109	13.2
21–34 years	619	75.2
> = 35 years	95	11.5
Residence
Urban	656	79.7
Rural	167	20.3
Marital status
Union	765	93.0
Not in union^c	58	7.0
Religion
Christian	690	83.8
Muslim	133	16.2
Ethnicity
Amhara	819	99.5
Tigray	4	0.5
Maternal education
No formal education	334	40.6
Primary education	288	35.0
Secondary education or higher	201	24.4
Occupation of the mother
Employed^a	77	9.4
Unemployed^b	746	90.6
Child’s sex
Male	443	53.8
Female	380	46.2
Information access
Yes	572	69.5
No	251	30.5

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