Table 1.
Socio - demographic characteristics of study participants in Woldia town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Exclusive breastfeeding practice | Total (N=634) | |
| Yes (N=293) | No(N=341) | ||
| Age of mothers (in years) | |||
| <20 | 10(1.6%) | 14(2.2%) | 24(3.8%) |
| 20–34 | 208(32.8%) | 225(35.5%) | 433(68.3%) |
| 35–49 | 75(11.8%) | 102(16.1%) | 177(27.9%) |
|
Marital status of the Mother | |||
| Married | 251(39.6%) | 263(41.5%) | 514(84.5%) |
| Single | 20(3.2%) | 25(3.9%) | 45(7.1%) |
| Divorced/Widowed | 22(3.4) | 53(8.4%) | 75(11.8%) |
|
The education level of the mother | |||
| Illiterate | 11(1.8%) | 10(1.6%) | 21(3.3%) |
| Primary education | 77(12.1%) | 77(12.1%) | 154(24.3%) |
| Secondary education | 77(12.1%) | 91(14.4%) | 168(26.5%) |
| More than secondary | 128(20.2%) | 163(25.7%) | 291(45.9%) |
| Occupation of mothers | |||
| Employed | 134(21.1%) | 183(28.9%) | 317(50%) |
| Head of household | |||
| Mother | 35(5.5%^ | 85(13.4%) | 120(18.9%) |
| Father | 258(40.7%) | 256(40.4%) | 514(81.1%) |
| Child sex | |||
| Male | 171(27%) | 183(28.9%) | 354(55.8%) |
| Female | 122(19.2%) | 158(24.9%) | 280(44.2%) |
| Child age(in months) | |||
| 6–11 | 127(20%) | 161(25.4%) | 288(45.4%) |
| 12–17 | 104(16.4%) | 119(18.8%) | 223(35.2%) |
| 18–23 | 62(9.8%) | 61(9.6%) | 123(19.4%) |
| Family size(in number) | |||
| 5 | 149(23.5%) | 181(28.5%) | 330(52.1%) |
| >5 | 144(22.7%) | 160(25.3%) | 304(47.9%) |
| Wealth quintile | |||
| Poor | 108(17%) | 145(22.9.%) | 253(39.9%) |
| Middle | 63(9.9%) | 68(10.7%) | 131(20.7%) |
| Rich | 122(19.3%) | 128(20.2%) | 250(39.5%) |