Minimum Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers in Ataye District, North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of lactating mothers in Ataye District, Central Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 631).
Variables
Frequency
Percentage
Residence
Urban
214
33.9
Rural
417
66.1
Age
15–30
345
54.7
31–40
237
37.6
>40
49
7.7
Religion
Orthodox Christian
545
86.4
Muslim
47
7.4
Protestant
39
6.2
Ethnicity
Amhara
566
89.7
Oromo
49
7.8
Tigrai
11
1.7
Other
5
0.8
Maternal education status
No formal education
265
42.0
Read and write
136
21.5
Primary education
99
15.7
Secondary education
51
8.1
More than secondary education
80
12.7
Maternal occupation
Housewife
393
62.3
Merchant
74
11.7
Daily laborer
54
8.6
Government employee
54
8.6
Self-employed
52
8.2
Others
4
0.6
Marital status
Single
39
6.2
Married
501
79.4
Divorced
54
8.6
Widowed
26
4.1
Separated
11
1.7
Sex of household head
Male
513
81.3
Female
118
18.7
Maternal decision autonomy
Involved
384
60.8
Not involved
250
39.6
Type of decision autonomy involved(n = 384)
Final say on household purchase
331
86.2
Final say on how to spend money
184
29.2
Other decision
15
2.4
Income-generating activities
Yes
384
60.8
No
247
39.2
Household wealth index
Poor
267
42.4
Medium
170
26.9
Rich
194
30.7
= Gurage, Argobba = student, NGO employs = final say on total household activity.
