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Table 1 Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of fathers and mothers

From: A cross-sectional comparison of breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and perceived partners’ support among expectant couples in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Variables

Mothers

N = 128

Fathers

N = 128

Age (years)

Mean (26.8 + 4.7)

Mean (34 + 7.3)

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

121 (94.5%)

 Other

7 (5.5%)

Educational Status

 Primary school

39 (30.4%)

42 (32.8%)

 Secondary school

56 (43.8%)

48 (37.5%)

 Tertiary

33 (25.8%)

38 (29.7%)

Household income

Mean (3629.5 + 2170.9)

Employment

 No job

60 (46.9%)

14 (10.9%)

 Own job

41 (32%)

67 (53.9%)

 Employed

27 (21.1%)

47 (35.2%)

Number of Children

 0

58 (46%)

 1

35 (27%)

 2 and above

35 (27%)