Table 1.

The socioeconomic characteristics of mothers at three public hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia in 2021 (n = 348).

Variables	Categories	Number of respondents	Percentage
Age	20	66	19
	20–34	149	42.8
	> 35	133	38.2
Marital status	Single	27	7.7
	Married	257	73.8
	Divorced	25	7.2
	Widowed	39	11.3
Religion	Ethiopian orthodox	128	36.8
	Protestant	149	42.8
	Muslim	71	20.4
Ethnicity	Bench	133	38.2
	Shako	36	10.3
	Kaffa	82	23.6
	Oromo	37	10.6
	Amhara	60	17.3
Occupation	Housewife	201	57.7
	Merchant	70	20.1
	Private employee	34	9.8
	Government employee	43	12.4
Educational status	Non-educated	200	57.5
	Primary	100	28.7
	Secondary	36	10.4
	College and above	12	3.4
Family monthly income	<10 USD	96	27.6
	10–30 USD	112	32.2
	30–40 USD	76	21.8
	≥40 USD	64	18.4