Table 1 Background characteristics of infants and mothers in Ethiopia, EMDHS 2019 (n = 566)
From: Factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding practice among under-six months infants in Ethiopia
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of child | Female | 296 | 52.30 |
Male | 270 | 47.70 | |
Birth order | 1st | 131 | 23.15 |
2nd -3nd | 185 | 32.69 | |
4th and above | 250 | 44.17 | |
Initiation of breastfeeding | ≤ 1 h | 465 | 82.16 |
> 1 h | 101 | 17.85 | |
Age of mother in years | 15–24 | 199 | 35.16 |
25–34 | 283 | 50 | |
35+ | 84 | 14.84 | |
Maternal level of educational | No education | 278 | 49.12 |
Primary | 193 | 34.10 | |
Secondary | 64 | 11.31 | |
Higher | 31 | 5.48 | |
Marital status | Never in union | 8 | 1.41 |
Currently in union | 543 | 95.94 | |
Widowed/separated | 15 | 2.65 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 157 | 27.74 |
Protestant | 102 | 18.02 | |
Muslim | 302 | 53.36 | |
Others | 5 | 0.88 | |
Place of residence | Rural | 446 | 78.80 |
Urban | 120 | 21.20 | |
Region | Dire Dawa | 42 | 7.42 |
Tigray | 56 | 9.90 | |
Afar | 66 | 11.66 | |
Amhara | 44 | 7.77 | |
Oromia | 73 | 12.90 | |
Somalia | 60 | 10.60 | |
Benshangul Gummuz | 51 | 9.01 | |
SNNPR | 58 | 10.25 | |
Gambela | 49 | 8.66 | |
Harari | 43 | 7.60 | |
Addis Ababa | 24 | 4.24 | |
Household wealth index | Poor | 294 | 51.94 |
Middle | 72 | 12.72 | |
Rich | 200 | 35.34 | |
Family size | <=5 | 253 | 44.70 |
> 5 | 313 | 55.30 | |
Parity | 1–2 | 233 | 41.17 |
3–4 | 153 | 27.03 | |
5+ | 180 | 31.80 | |
Antenatal care visits | 0 | 151 | 26.68 |
1–3 | 185 | 32.69 | |
4+ | 230 | 40.63 | |
PNC check within 2 months | No | 512 | 90.46 |
Yes | 54 | 9.54 | |
Caesarean delivery | No | 529 | 93.46 |
Yes | 37 | 6.54 | |
Place of delivery | Home | 255 | 45.05 |
Health facility | 311 | 54.95 | |
Counseling on breastfeeding by health provider during first 2 days of a birth | No | 368 | 65.02 |
Yes | 198 | 34.98 |