Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers in Dega Damot Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents among lactating women had children aged 6 to 23 months in Dega Damot Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia, March-April 2018 (n = 733).

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Maternal age
Age 15 to 19	11	1.5
Age 20 to 29	417	56.9
Age 30 to 39	269	36.7
Age 40 to 49	36	4.9
Residence
Urban	197	26.9
Rural	536	73.1
Marital status
Married	651	88.8
Single	12	1.6
Divorced	68	9.3
Widowed	2	.3
Maternal educational status
Unable to read and write	329	44.9
Read and write	150	20.5
Primary school	114	15.6
Secondary school	87	11.9
College and university	53	7.2
Husband educational status
Unable to read and write	228	35.1
Able to read and write	183	28.2
Primary school	112	17.3
Secondary school	51	7.9
College and university	75	11.6
Maternal occupation
Farmer	404	55.8
Housewife	189	25.8
Merchant	68	9.3
Government employee	60	8.2
Self-employed	3	0.4
Unemployed	4	0.5
Family size
<5	366	49.9
≥5	367	50.1
Wealth index
Poor	244	33.3
Medium	245	33.4
Rich	244	33.3