Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of HEIs and Their Mothers at Public Health Facilities in Dessie Town, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 313)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Maternal age at enrollment	< 25 years	26	8.3
	25–35 years	246	78.6
> 35 years	41	13.1
Residence	Urban	220	70.3
Rural	93	29.7
Sex of the infants	Male	164	52.4
Female	149	47.6
Maternal level of education	Primary school	111	35.5
	Secondary school	103	32.9
	College/University	21	6.7
Illiterate	78	24.9
Occupation	Housewife	172	55
	Daily laborer	77	24.6
	Employee	34	10.9
	Farmer	25	8
Other	5	1.6