Complementary Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers Having Children 6–23 Months of Age, Lasta District, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemocratic, obstetric, and health related variables of mothers who had children aged 6–23 months () in Lasta Woreda, Amhara, Northeast Ethiopia, April 2015 to October 2015.

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Mothers’ age	<20	46	9.7
	20–24	64	13.4
	25–29	125	26.3
	30–34	113	23.7
	≥35	128	26.9
Marital status	Married	419	88.0
	Single	16	3.4
	Divorced	35	7.4
	Widowed	6	1.3
Religion	Orthodox	472	99
	Muslim	4	1
Mothers’ educational status	Illiterate	307	64.5
	Read and write	43	9.0
	1–4	29	6.1
	5–8	51	10.7
	9–12	43	9.0
	College/university	3	.6
Mothers’ occupation	Government employed	9	1.9
	Private employed	4	.8
	Merchant	26	5.5
	Housewife	105	22.1
	Farmer	310	65.1
	Daily laborer	6	1.3
	Student	2	.4
	Housemaid	14	2.9
Monthly income (ETB)	≤999	435	91.4
	1000–2999	35	7.4
	3000–3999	4	.8
	≥4000	2	.4
Child’s age in months	6–11	98	20.6
	12–17	129	27.1
	18–23	249	52.3
Number of children	1–3	473	99.4
	4–9	3	.6
ANC follow-up	Yes	456	95.5
	No	20	4.2
Place of delivery	Home	232	48.7
	Health institution	244	51.2
Postnatal care	Yes	454	95.4
	No	22	4.6