Mixed Infant Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Women under Care in Gondar City’s Public Health Facilities within Two Years Postpartum: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of HIV-positive women in care in public health institutions in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 ().

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age of mother(in years)
<24	19	3.9
25-34	301	62.1
>35	165	34
Age of child(in week)
8-36	194	40
37-48	80	16.5
>48	211	43.5
Sex of child
Male	251	51.8
Female	234	48.2
Religion
Orthodox	387	79.8
Islam	94	19.4
Protestant	4	0.8
Marital status
Married and living together	307	63.3
Married and living separately	29	6
Divorced	79	16.3
Widowed	57	11.8
Never married	13	2.7
Educational status of mother
Unable to read and write	170	35.1
Can read and write informally	28	5.8
Attend elementary school	155	31.9
Attend high school and above	132	27.2
Have you ever got marriage
Yes	472	97.32
No	13	2.68
Educational status of husband ()
Unable to read and write	78	16.53
Can read and write informally	26	5.51
Educated grade1- 8	160	33.90
Educated high school and above	208	44.06
Occupational status of mother
House wife	250	51.5
Working in governmental institute	43	8.9
Working in non-governmental institute	192	39.6
Occupational status of husband ()
Governmental employed	102	21.61
Unemployed	370	78.39
Monthly income(US dollar)
<36.0	251	51.8
>36.0	234	48.2