Appropriate complementary feeding practices and associated factors among mothers of children age 6–23 months in Southern Ethiopia, 2015

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents, Arsi Negele, Southern Ethiopia, 2015

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age of mothers/caretakers
< =24 years	173	28.3
25–29 years	224	36.7
30–34 years	130	21.3
> = 35 years	84	13.7
Mean age:		27.54
Educational status of mother/caretaker
Illiterate	151	24.7
Read and write only	86	14.1
Primary school	256	41.9
Secondary school	105	17.2
College/university	13	2.1
Mothers/caretakers occupation
Housewife	465	76.1
Farmer	69	11.3
Housemaid	33	5.4
Merchant	30	4.9
Daily laborer	3	0.5
Others	11	1.8
Educational status of husband
Illiterate	67	11.0
Read and write only	59	9.7
Primary school	233	38.1
Secondary school	215	35.2
College/university	37	6.1
Husband’s occupation
Farmer	358	58.6
Private employee	158	25.9
Government employee	31	5.1
Merchant	28	4.6
Daily laborer	23	3.8
Others	13	2.1
Family income per month
< =999 ETB	289	47.3
1000–1999 ETB	265	43.4
2000–2999 ETB	28	4.6
3000–3999 ETB	12	2.0
> =4000 ETB	17	2.8
Ethnicity
Oromo	504	82.5
Kanbata	59	9.7
Others	48	7.9
Family size
1–3	109	17.8
4–6	347	56.8
> =7	155	25.4

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