Knowledge and Attitude towards Exclusive Breast Feeding among Mothers Attending Antenatal and Immunization Clinic at Dabat Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents in Dabat Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016. .

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent (%)
Ages of respondents
<20	28	7.3
20–30	257	66.9
31–40	93	24.2
>40	6	1.6
Religion
Orthodox	325	84.6
Muslim	56	14.6
Protestant	3	0.8
Ethnicity
Amhara	370	96.4
Tigray	11	2.8
Agew	3	0.8
Marital status
Married	322	83.9
Single	33	8.6
Divorced	19	4.9
Widowed	10	2.6
Educational status
Not able to read and write	114	29.7
Can read and write (informal education)	58	15.1
Formal (1–8)	62	16.1
Secondary school (9-10)	78	20.3
10 + 2 and above	72	18.5
Occupational status
Government employee	82	21.4
Private employee	15	3.9
Daily laborer	37	9.6
Housewife	173	45.1
Housemaid	12	3.1
Merchant	31	8.1
Farming	34	8.9
Residency
Urban	244	63.5
Rural	140	36.5
Parity (1–3)	244	63.5
Gravidity (0–3)	309	80.5
ANC	199	51.8