Timely initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among mothers in Motta town, East Gojjam zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2015: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics mothers (respondents) who have infants less than six months old, in Motta town, East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, 2015

Variable	Category(n = 405)	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age of mother(in years)	15–19	5	1.2
	20–24	106	26.2
	25–29	127	31.4
	30–34	94	23.2
	35 and above	73	18.0
Religion	Orthodox	229	56.5
	Muslim	158	39
	Others^a	18	4.4
Ethnicity	Amhara	388	95.8
Ethnicity	Others^b	17	4.2
Level of education of mother	No education	163	40.2
	Primary level (1–8 grade)	120	30.0
	High school and above	122	29.8
Occupational status of mother	Employed	82	20.3
Occupational status of mother	Unemployed	323	79.6
Current marital status	Married	347	85.7
Current marital status	Unmarried^c	58	14.3
Husband educational level	No education	79	22.4
	Primary level (1–8 grade)	131	37.1
	High school and above	143	40.5
Husband occupation	Employed	111	31.5
Husband occupation	Unemployed	294	68.5
Type of family	Nuclear family	328	80
Type of family	Extended family	77	20
Household income/month/	<50 USD^d	198	48.9
	50–100 USD	107	26.4
	>100 USD	100	24.7

^aProtestant and Catholic ^bOromo, Tigrie and Gurage ^csingle, widowed and separeted ^dunited states dollar

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