Sick Child Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers of Children Less Than 24 Months Old, in Burayu Town, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristic of respondents () visiting MCH units of health centers in Burayu town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2015.

Variables	Category	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Mother’s age	15–19	3	0.80
	20–24	151	41.7
	25–29	161	44.5
	30–34	42	11.6
	≥35	5	1.40
Ethnicity	Oromo	174	48.0
	Amhara	42	11.6
	Tigre	18	5.00
	Gurage	81	22.4
	Wolayita	34	9.40
	Other	13	3.60
Mother’s religion	Orthodox	160	44.2
	Muslim	90	29.3
	Protestant	106	59.4
	Other	6	1.70
Marital status	Married	351	97.0
	Single	8	2.20
	Divorced	2	0.60
	Widowed	1	0.30
Mother’s occupation	Housewife	266	73.5
	Working outside	96	26.5
Mothers education	Formal education	320	88.4
	No formal education	42	11.6
Monthly income (ETB)^∗	≤1000	147	40.6
	1001–2000	114	31.5
	≥2001	101	27.9

^∗Ethiopian birr.