Acceptability of donor breast milk banking, its use for feeding infants, and associated factors among mothers in eastern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers attending selected public hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 1085)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Residence	Urban	746	68.8
Residence	Rural	339	31.2
Ethnicity	Oromo	428	39.4
	Amhara	241	22.2
	Somale	218	20.1
	Harari	105	9.7
	Tigray	35	3.2
	Other^a	58	5.3
Age in years	18–34 years	984	90.7
Age in years	35–48 years	101	9.3
Religion	Orthodox	302	27.8
	Muslim	711	65.5
	Protestant	57	5.3
	Catholic	15	1.4
Educational status	Illiterate	269	24.8
Educational status	Literate	816	75.2
Occupation participants	House wife	646	59.5
	Trading/merchant	135	12.4
	Government employed	195	18.0
	Private employed	109	10.1
Marital status	Married	1037	95.6
	Unmarried	23	2.1
	Separated^b	25	2.3
Husband educational status	Illiterate	156	14.7
Husband educational status	Literate	904	85.3
Husband occupation	Farmer	280	26.6
	Government employed	385	36.6
	Merchant	212	20.1
	Private employed	122	11.6
	Daily laborer	54	5.1
Monthly income	+ < 1000 Birr	166	15.3
	1001–2500 Birr	276	25.4
	> + 2501 Birr	643	59.3

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