Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers in Dessie town, Ethiopia (N = 610).

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Main caregiver of the family
Mother	165	27.0
Father	34	5.6
Both	401	65.7
Apart from the parents	10	1.6
Age of mother/caregiver, years
17–27	282	46.2
28–38	319	52.3
Above 38	9	1.5
Education of mother/caregiver
No formal education	26	4.3
Grades 1–12	438	71.8
College/university and above	146	23.9
Religion
Orthodox	257	42.1
Muslim	338	55.4
Others	15	2.5
Marital status
Married	531	87.0
Single	42	6.9
Widowed	19	3.1
Divorced	18	3.0
Occupation
Housewife	399	65.4
Government worker	124	20.3
Others	87	14.3