Research Article

Newborn Care Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers of One-Month-Old Infants in Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic variables of mothers with babies of one-month-old in Hossana town, southwest Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variables ()Frequency ()Percent (%)

Age (year)
 15-247618.0
 25-3428968.5
 ≥355713.5
Religion
 Protestant25861.1
 Orthodox10625.1
 Other5813.7
Ethnicity
 Hadiya27966.1
 Kembata6014.2
 Other8319.7
Marital status
 Married41899.1
 Others4.9
Educational level
 Primary13732.5
 College and above12930.6
 Secondary11226.5
 No formal education4410.4
Occupation
 Housewife21350.5
 Governmental employee11727.7
 Others9221.8
Wealth index
 Lowest26161.8
 Middle11527.3
 Highest4610.9