Table 2 Maternal socio-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 1185)
Variables | Categories | Weighted frequency (%) | EBF prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Age of the mother (years) | 15–24 | 397 (33.49) | 166 (41.81) | 231 (58.19) |
25–34 | 573 (48.41) | 246 (42.85) | 328 (57.15) | |
35–49 | 215 (18.11) | 92 (42.99) | 122 (57.01) | |
Marital status | Not in union | 44 (3.70) | 22 (50.00) | 22 (50.00) |
Currently in union | 1141 (96.30) | 482 (42.24) | 659 (57.76) | |
Maternal education | No formal education | 698 (60.96) | 298 (42.69) | 400 (57.31) |
Primary | 368 (31.01) | 152 (41.30) | 216 (58.70) | |
Secondary and above | 119 (10.07) | 54 (45.37) | 65 (54.63) | |
Maternal occupation | Currently Not working | 738 (62.28) | 332 (44.98) | 406 (55.01) |
Currently Working | 447 (37.72) | 172 (38.47) | 275 (61.53) | |
household family size | < 5 | 312 (26.31) | 130 (41.66) | 182 (58.34) |
5–6 | 401 (33.87) | 153 (38.15) | 248 (61.85) | |
7–8 | 320 (27.03) | 150 (46.88) | 170 (52.12) | |
≥9 | 152 (12.78) | 70 (46.35) | 81 (53.65) | |
Number of under five children | 0–1 | 401 (33.87) | 168 (41.89) | 233 (58.10) |
2 | 504 (42.52) | 203 (40.27) | 301 (49.73) | |
3 | 278 (23.61) | 133 (47.50) | 147 (52.50) | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 291 (24.53) | 131 (45.01) | 160 (54.09) |
Poorer | 277 (23.40) | 101 (36.46) | 176 (63.54) | |
Middle | 217 (18.35) | 98 (45.16) | 119 (54.84) | |
Richer | 215 (18.18) | 114 (52.77) | 102 (47.23) | |
Richest | 184 (15.53) | 61 (33.15) | 123 (66.84) | |
Media exposure | No | 781 (65.92) | 324 (41.48) | 457 (58.51) |
Yes | 404 (34.08) | 180 (44.55) | 224 (55.45) | |