Timely initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among mothers of infants age 0–6 months old in Bahir Dar City, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017: a community based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers (respondents) who have infants less than six months old, in Bahir Dar town, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017

Variable	Category (n = 472)	Frequency	Percent
Infant sex	Male	214	45.3
Infant sex	Female	258	54.7
Infant age	0–30 days	71	15
	31–90 days	140	29.7
	91–180 days	261	55.3
Age of mothers	15–19	30	6.4
	20–24	119	25.2
	25–29	163	34.5
	30–34	98	20.8
	35 and above	62	13.1
Religion	Orthodox	355	75.2
	Muslim	94	20
	Protestant	12	2.5
	Catholic	11	2.3
Ethnicity	Amhara	455	96.4
	Tigre	6	1.3
	Oromo	6	1.3
	Others	5	1
Level of education of mothers	No education	86	18.2
	Able to read & write	55	11.7
	Primary school (1–8)	108	22.9
	Secondary	86	18.2
	Higher	137	29
Occupational status of mothers	Housewife	252	53.4
	Governmental employee	108	22.9
	Private employee	46	9.7
	Merchant	38	8.1
	Daily labor	28	5.9
Marital status of mother	single	36	7.6
	Married	409	86.7
	Widowed	6	1.3
	Divorced	21	4.4
Husband educational level (409)	No education	30	7.3
	Able to read & write	51	12.5
	Primary school (1–8)	103	25.1
	Secondary	85	20.80
	Higher	140	34.3
Husband occupation (409)	Gov.t employee	118	28.9
	Private employee	77	18.8
	Merchant	116	28.4
	Daily labor	64	15.6
	Farmer & driver	34	8.3
Type of family	Nuclear family	298	63.1
Type of family	Extended family	174	36.9
Household income	≤ 1000	59	12.5
	1001–2000	160	33.9
	2001–3000	62	13.1
	> 3000	191	40.5

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