Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n=420)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age of mothers	≤24 years	93	22.1
	25–29 years	151	36.0
	30–34 years	102	24.3
	≥35 years	74	17.6
Neonatal (postnatal) age	<15 days	174	41.4
Neonatal (postnatal) age	≥15 days	246	58.6
Marital status of mothers	Unmarried	22	5.2
Marital status of mothers	Married	398	94.8
Mothers' educational status	No education	41	9.8
	Primary education	112	26.7
	Secondary and above	267	63.6
Occupation status of mothers	Housewife	225	53.6
	Government employee	89	21.2
	Private employee	75	17.9
	Merchant	31	7.4
Family size	1–3	184	43.8
	4–6	210	50.0
	≥7	26	6.2
Residence	Rural	22	5.2
Residence	Urban	398	94.8
Type of housing	Condominium/apartments	86	20.5
Type of housing	Compound house (villa)	334	79.5
Household monthly income in ETB	≤1800	90	21.4
	1801–3800	102	24.3
	3801–7500	122	29.0
	≥7501	106	25.2
Husband’s educational status	No formal education	29	6.9
	Primary education	87	20.7
	Secondary and above	304	72.4