Table 1.

Sociodemographic related characteristics of postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	15–24	121	28.6
	25–34	241	56.8
	35–49	62	14.6
Maternal education status	Unable to read and write	148	35.0
	Able to read and write	49	11.6
	Primary class completed	55	13.0
	Secondary class completed	81	19.1
	Diploma and above	90	21.3
Occupation of respondent	Housewife	277	65.3
	Government employee	73	17.2
	Private employee	25	5.9
	Merchant	38	9
	Others∗	11	2.6
Religion	Orthodox	405	95.5
	Muslim	14	3.3
	Protestant	5	1.2
Residence	Rural	188	44.3
	Urban	236	55.7
Marital status	Married	408	96.2
	Unmarried	16	3.8
Husband education level	Unable to read and write	133	32.3
	Able to read and write	31	7.5
	Primary class completed	55	13.4
	Secondary class completed	80	19.4
	Diploma and above	113	27.4
Husband occupation	Government employee	104	25.5
	Private employee	68	16.7
	Merchant	49	12
	Farmer	167	40.9
	Others∗	20	4.9
Monthly income (ET birr)	<1000	18	4.5
	1000–3000	158	39.2
	3001–5000	102	25.3
	≥5001	125	31.0

^∗Others represent daily labourers and students for both occupation of study participants (mothers) and husbands.