Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sunlight Exposure of Infants among Mothers Attending in Governmental Health Facilities in Farta District, South Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2018

Table 1

Socio demographic characteristics of respondents whose child age was less than 12 months in Farta district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Item	Category	Number	%
Age of mother mean = 28.8, SD = 6.2	<19 years	11	3.1
	20–29 years	176	52
	30–39 years	91	26.8
	40–49 years	61	18
Age of child in months mean = 5.99, SD = 3.25	<4	132	38.8
	5–8	113	33.4
	9–12	94	27.8
Gender of child	M	184	54.3
	F	155	44.7
Number of children	1	72	21.2
	2–5	218	64.3
	6–10	49	14.5
Religion of the mother	Orthodox	332	98
	Muslim	5	1.6
	Protestant	2	.4
Marital status	Single	0	.6
	Married	323	95.2
	Windowed	4	1.2
	Divorced	12	3.5
Educational status of the mother	Unable to read & write	241	71.1
	Able to read & write	54	15.9
	Primary school(1–8)	32	9.4
	Secondary school and above	12	3.5
Husband educational status	Unable to read & write	195	60.5
	Able to read & write	54	16.7
	Primary school(1–8)	49	15.2
	Secondary school and above	25	7.7
Monthly income	<500	102	30
	500–1000	143	42.3
	>1000	94	27.7
Maternal occupation	Farmer	288	85
	Civil servant	4	1.2
	Merchant	5	1.5
	Daily laborer	6	1.8
	House wife	36	10.6
Husband occupation	Farmer	275	85.2
	Civil servant	12	3.7
	Merchant	15	4.6
	Daily laborer	9	2.8
	Other	12	3.7
Mass media	Yes	190	55.9
	No	149	44.1
Type of mass media	Radio	161	84.9
	Television	26	15.1