Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Governmental Health Facilities, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive mothers with a child below 18 months, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variable (n = 209)	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Age of the mother (years)	18–24 yrs	26	12.4
	25–29 yrs	66	31.6
	30–34 yrs	67	32.1
	35 + yrs	50	23.9
Current place of residence	Rural	56	26.8
	Urban	153	73.2
Religion	Christian	186	89
	Muslim	21	10
	Others	2	1
Marital status	Never married	14	6.7
	Married and living with a spouse	171	81.8
	Others	24	11.5
Maternal education	No formal education	37	17.7
	Primary (1–8 grades)	101	48.3
	Secondary (9–12 grades)	46	22
	Tertiary and above	25	12
Husband education (n = 171)	No formal education	27	15.8
	Primary (1–8 grades)	64	37.4
	Secondary (9–12 grades)	44	25.7
	Tertiary and above	36	21.1
Occupation	Housewife	135	64.6
	Work outside the house	74	35.4
Household income	≤500	64	30.6
	501–1000	43	20.6
	≥1001	102	48.8
Number of living children	1 child	48	23
	2 children	54	25.8
	More than 2 children	107	51.2
Age of the last child	Less than 6 month	65	31.1
	6–11 month	58	27.8
	12–17 month	86	41.1
Sex of the last child	Male	120	57.4
	Female	89	42.6

Marital status: others (separated, divorced, or widowed); tertiary and above: diploma, degree, and vocational.