Table 3.
Complementary feeding practice and sociodemographic characteristic of the mothers attending Hiwot Fana specialized hospital, Harar, Ethiopia, January 2013.
| Variables | Complementary feeding initiation | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not timely (<6month & >6month) | Timely (at 6mn) | |||
| Age of mothers | 25-24 | 25(40.3%) | 37(59.7%) | 0.296 |
| 25-34 | 36(35.3%) | 66(64.7%) | ||
| 35-45 | 18(50.0%) | 18(50.0%) | ||
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 54(44.6%) | 67(55.4%) | 0.316 |
| Amhara | 18 (33.3%) | 32(66.7%) | ||
| Harari | 6(30.0%) | 14(70.0%) | ||
| Others * | 3(27.3%) | 8(72.7%) | ||
| Religion | Muslim | 58(43.3%) | 76(56.7%) | 0.072 |
| Orthodox | 13 (27.1%) | 35(72.9%) | ||
| Protestant | 6 (37.5%) | 10(62.5%) | ||
| Catholic | 2 | 0 | ||
| Educational status of mothers | Illiterate | 51(47.2%) | 57(52.8%) | 0.007 |
| Grade 1-8 | 18(45.0%) | 22(55.0%) | ||
| Grade 9-12 | 6(17.6%) | 28(82.4%) | ||
| 12+ | 4(22.2%) | 14(77.8%) | ||
| Occupational status of mothers | Farmer | 18 (43.9%) | 23(56.1%) | 0.065 |
| Government worker | 6(27.3%) | 16(72.7%) | ||
| Daily laborer | 11(64.7%) | 6(35.3%) | ||
| Merchant | 12(50.0%) | 12(50.0%) | ||
| Housewife | 32(33.3%) | 64(66.7%) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 35(33.7%) | 69 (66.3%) | 0.078 |
| Rural | 44(45.8%) | 52 (54.2%) | ||
| Marital status of mothers | Married | 63(35.6%) | 114(64.4%) | 0.007 |
| Divorced | 12(70.6%) | 5(29.4%) | ||
| Others | 4(66.7%) | 2(33.3%) | ||