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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers having children aged 6–24 months from Burao town, Somaliland, 2019 (n = 464)

From: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and its associated factors among children age 6-24 months in Burao district, Somaliland

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age

15–24

140

30.2

25–34

276

59.5

≥ 35

48

10.3

Marital status

Married

401

86.4

Divorced

46

9.9

Widowed

17

3.7

Level of education of the mother

No formal education

240

51.7

Elementary school

106

22.8

Higher school and above

118

25.4

Occupation status of the mother

House wife

318

68.5

Merchant

64

13.8

Private company employed

10

2.2

Government employed

57

12.3

Daily labor

15

3.2

Level of education of the father

No formal education

90

19.4

Elementary school

152

32.8

Higher school and above

222

47.8

Occupation status of the father

Merchant

125

26.9

Private company employed

143

30.8

Government employed

109

23.5

Daily labor

85

18.3

Othera

2

0.5

Family monthly income

100–200$

185

39.9

201–400$

172

37.1

>  400$

107

23.1

Sex of the child

Male

224

48.3

Female

240

51.7

  1. aOther = student