Complementary feeding practice and associated factors among internally displaced mothers of children aged 6–23 months in Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers/caregivers of 6–23 month children at Gendewuha, Amhara Region, Ethiopia 2020

Variable	Category	Frequency(n)	Percentage(%)
Sex of the child	Female	134	52.1
Sex of the child	Male	123	47.9
Age of child (in months)	6–11	58	31.1
	12–17	86	33.1
	18–23	113	35.8
Religion	Orthodox	248	96.5
Religion	Other^a	9	3.5
Ethnicity	Amhara	18	7.0
Ethnicity	Kmant	239	93.0
Age of the mother (in years)	18–24	57	22.2
	25–29	109	42.4
	30–34	57	22.2
	> 35	34	13.2
Education level of the mother	No formal education	158	61.5
	Primary	63	24.5
	Secondary and above	36	14.0
Occupation of the mother	Housewife	181	70.4
Occupation of the mother	Other^b	76	29.6
Marital status	Single	14	5.4
	Married	238	92.6
	Other^c	5	1.9
Monthly income	< 999	8	10.9
	1000–2999	107	41.6
	3000–3999	30	11.7
	> = 4000	92	35.8
Getting support from relatives	Yes	16	6.2
Getting support from relatives	No	241	93.8

Other^aMuslim, Catholic Other^bEmployed, Private, daily laborer Other^cDivorced, Widowed

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