Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Colostrum Feeding among Antenatal Care Attendant Mothers in Gununo Health Centre, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia 2019: Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant mothers attended ANC follow-up in the Gununo health center, SNNP region, Southern Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age	15–19	35	10.2
	20–24	91	26.6
	25–29	133	38.9
	30–34	69	20.2
	>35	14	4.1
Residence	Urban	165	48.2
	Rural	177	51.8
Marital status	Single	11	3.2
	Married	321	93.9
	Divorced	7	2
	Widowed	3	0.9
Educational level	Cannot read and write	97	28.4
	Primary school	114	33.3
	Secondary school	61	17.8
	Diploma and above	70	20.5
Occupation	Self-employed	144	43
	Housewife	111	33.1
	Government employed	63	18.8
	Farmer	17	5.1
	Others(student)	7	2
Ethnicity	Wolaita	286	85.1
	Hadiya	34	10.4
	Kambata	16	4.8
	Others (slita, guragia and dawero)	6	1.8
Religion	Protestant	231	67.5
	Orthodox	89	26
	Muslim	17	5
	Catholic	5	1.5
Income	<500	213	62.3
	500–999	65	19
	1000–1499	44	12.9
	1500–1999	9	2.6
	2000–2500	9	2.6
	>2500	2	0.6