Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers in Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 519).

Variable	Response	Number	Percent
Age	18–25	195	37.57
	26–35	290	55.88
	36–48	34	6.55
Residence	Urban	409	78.81
	Rural	110	21.19
Religion	Orthodox	447	86.13
	Muslim	68	13.10
	Protestant	4	0.77
Marital status	Married	510	98.27
	Divorced	8	1.54
	Single	1	0.19
Educational status	No formal education	88	16.96
	primary education	92	17.73
	secondary education	142	27.36
	College and above	197	37.96
Academic area	Health	29	5.59
	Non-health	490	94.41
Occupation	Hose wife	224	43.16
	Private employee	41	7.90
	Government employee	160	30.83
	Merchant	42	8.09
	Student	40	7.71
	Daily laborer	3	0.58
	Farmer	9	1.73
Husbands educational status	No formal education	60	11.56
	primary education	98	18.88
	secondary education	100	19.27
	College and above	259	49.90
	Mothers who were single	2	0.39
Husbands occupation	Farmer	71	13.68
	Private employee	107	20.62
	Government employee	192	36.99
	Merchant	106	20.42
	Student	7	1.35
	Daily laborer	35	6.75
	Mothers who were single	1	0.19
Do you have children	Yes	357	68.79
	No	162	31.21
If you have a children how many children do you have	1–2	254	71.15
	3–4	80	22.41
	≥5	23	6.44