Delayed breast feeding initiation increases the odds of colostrum avoidance among mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers who gave birth in the last six months in Gozamen district, East Gojjam zone, North West Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 741)

Variables	Category	Frequency(n)	Percent (%)
Residence	Urban	98	13.2
Residence	Rural	643	86.8
Sex of child	Male	343	46.3
Sex of child	Female	398	53.7
Age of respondent	15–25 Years	162	21.9
	26–35 Years	375	50.6
	36–45 Years	204	27.5
Age of child	0–1 month	165	22.3
	2–3 month	290	39.1
	4–6 month	286	38.6
Family size	≤3	182	24.6
Family size	≥4	559	75.4
Number of children	≤3	565	76.2
Number of children	≥4	176	23.8
Marital status of the woman	Single	26	3.5
	Married	690	93.1
	Widowed	9	1.2
	Separated	3	0.4
	Divorced	13	1.8
Educational status of the husband (n = 690)	Unable to write and read	289	41.9
	Able to write and read	206	29.8
	Primary school	129	18.7
	Secondary school	51	7.4
	College and above	15	2.2
Occupational status of the husband (n = 690)	Farmer	566	82
	Merchant	43	6.2
	Governmental and private employee	63	9.1
	Daily laborer	18	2.7
Occupational status of the woman	Housewife	175	23.6
	Merchant	22	3
	Private and governmental employee	31	4.2
	Farmer	487	65.7
	Daily labour	19	2.6
	Student	7	0.9
Educational status of the woman	Unable to read and write	378	51.0
	Able to write and read	176	23.8
	Primary school (1–8)	127	17.1
	Secondary school (9–12)	44	5.9
	College and above	16	2.2
Access to radio	Yes	417	56.3
Access to radio	No	324	43.7
Access to television	Yes	60	8.1
Access to television	No	681	91.9
Household head	Yes	57	7.7
Household head	No	684	92.3
Wealth index of family	Low	256	34.5
	Medium	238	32.2
	High	247	33.3

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