Exclusive Breastfeeding and Normative Belief among Rural Mothers in Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Survey Embedded with Qualitative Design

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and children (n = 408) in Ethiopia, 2019.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of the mother	15–24	115	28
	25–34	212	52
	35–44	81	20
Marital status of the mother	Married	364	89.2
	Single	9	2.3
	Divorced	11	2.6
	Separated	15	3.8
	Widowed	9	1.9
Religion of the mother	Orthodox Christian	132	32.3
	Muslim	265	65
	Protestant	11	2.7
Occupational status of the mother	House wife	256	62.7
	Employee	150	36.9
	Merchant	2	0.4
Occupational status of the husband	Farmer	158	38.8
	Government employer	226	54.6
	Merchant	24	5.8
Educational status of the mother	Unable to read/write	63	15.4
	Able to read and write	179	43.8
	Primary education	96	23.5
	Secondary education	70	17.3
Monthly income	<1000	19	7.3
	1001–2500	117	45
	>2500	124	47.7
Sex of the child	Male	225	55.1
	Female	183	44.9
Age of the child (month)	<6	80	19.8
	>6	328	80.2