Appropriate Weaning Practice and Associated Factors among Infants and Young Children in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in Feres Bet, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2016.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age
Median 25.00, range 8
Mothers’ occupation	Housewife	171	48.6
	self-employed	89	25.4
	Gov’t employee	68	19.4
		23	6.6
Family size	≤3	160	45.6
	4–6	164	46.7
	≥7	27	7.7
Husband occupation	Self-employed	200	57
	Gov’t employee	138	39.4
		13	3.6
Sex of child	Male	173	49.3
	Female	178	50.7
Age of child	6–8	51	14.5
	9–11	38	10.8
	12–23	262	74.7

and daily laborers.