Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of HIV positive mothers with children aged 7–20 months in government hospitals of North Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex of the child (n = 367) | ||
 Female | 174 | 47.4 |
 Male | 193 | 52.6 |
Age of the child (n = 367) | ||
 7-12 months | 185 | 50.4 |
 13-20 months | 182 | 49.5 |
Mother’s age (n = 367) | ||
 20-35 years | 302 | 82.3 |
  > 35 years | 65 | 17.7 |
Religion (n = 367) | ||
 Orthodox | 296 | 80.7 |
 Protestant | 52 | 14.2 |
 Muslim | 19 | 5.1 |
Mother’s ethnicity (n = 367) | ||
 Amhara | 286 | 77.9 |
 Kemant | 62 | 16.9 |
 Tigre | 12 | 3.3 |
 Oromo | 7 | 1.9 |
Mother’s education (n = 367) | ||
 No formal education | 110 | 30 |
 Primary | 115 | 31.3 |
 Secondary | 64 | 17.4 |
 Certificate | 18 | 4.9 |
 College and above | 60 | 16.3 |
Father’s education (n = 367) | ||
 No formal education | 48 | 13.1 |
 Primary | 115 | 31.3 |
 Secondary | 87 | 23.7 |
 Certificate | 15 | 4.1 |
 College and above | 102 | 27.8 |
Mother’s occupation (n = 367) | ||
 Housewife | 166 | 45.2 |
 Government employed | 43 | 11.7 |
 Private employed | 53 | 14.4 |
 Farmer | 12 | 3.3 |
 Merchant | 51 | 13.9 |
 Daily laborer | 42 | 11.4 |
Father’s occupation (n = 367) | ||
 Governmental | 116 | 31.6 |
 Private | 33 | 9.0 |
 Farmer | 63 | 17.2 |
 Merchant | 107 | 29.2 |
 Daily laborer | 48 | 13.1 |
Mother’s marital status (n = 367) | ||
 Married | 275 | 74.9 |
 Currently unmarried | 92 | 25.1 |
Wealth status (n = 367) | ||
 Poor | 122 | 33.2 |
 Medium | 130 | 35.4 |
 Rich | 115 | 31.3 |