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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers/care takers and infants Butajira HDSS, Ethiopia, 2018

From: One-week recall period gives a more accurate estimate of exclusive breastfeeding practice than 24-h recall among infants younger than six months of age

Socio-economic variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Infant’s sex

 Male

181

46.3

 Female

210

53.7

Infant’s age

 0-1 month

125

31.9

 2-3 months

127

32.4

 4-5 months

139

35.5

Mother’s age-

 15–19

11

2.8

 20–24

90

23

 25–29

149

38

 30–34

81

20.7

 35–39

47

12

 40–44

13

3.3

Marital status

 Single

24

6.1

 Married

360

92.1

 Separated

7

1.8

Education

 Illiterate

144

36.5

 Read & write

4

1.0

 Primary(1–8)

161

41.1

 Secondary(9–12)

60

24.3

 Higher*

22

8.9

Occupation

 Housewife

315

80.6

 Merchant

32

8.2

 Government employee

17

4.4

 Farmer

27

6.9

Wealth index

 Lowest

79

20.2

 Low

79

20.2

 Middle

78

19.9

 High

77

19.6

 Highest

78

19.9

  1. Higher * includes higher education and technical and vocational education