Table 1. Socio-demographic related characteristics of immediate postpartum women in East Gojjam zone hospital Northwest Ethiopia 2020 (n = 467).

Variables	Categories	Frequency (N)	Percentages (%)
Ages of the mother	≤19	24	5.1
	20–34	354	75.8
	>34	89	19.1
Religion	Orthodox	420	89.9
	Muslim	40	8.6
	Protestant	7	1.5
Ethnicity	Amhara	453	97.0
	Oromo	9	1.9
	Tigray	5	1.1
Marital status	Married	443	94.9
	Unmarried	24	5.1
Residency	Rural	217	46.5
	Urban	250	53.5
Maternal education	Unable to read & write	146	31.3
	Able to read and write	82	17.6
	Primary	111	23.6
	Secondary	39	8.4
	Diploma and above	89	19.1
Maternal occupation	Farmer	163	34.9
	Merchant	118	25.3
	Housewife	100	21.4
	Gov’t employee	84	18.0
	Others	2	0.4
Estimated monthly income	<1000	32	6.9
	1000–3000	132	28.3
	3001–5000	111	23.8
	≥5001	192	41.1