Unhealthy food consumption and its associated factors among infants and young children in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Table 1 Parental level characteristics of children aged 6–23 months in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age of the mother in year
18–24	101	10.1
25–30	277	34.1
31–35	191	23.5
≥ 36	261	32.3
Religion
Orthodox	608	75
Muslim	111	13.7
Protestants	60	7.4
Catholic	32	3.9
Marital status
Married	631	77.8
Un married	180	22.2
Maternal educational status
Unable to read and write	116	14.3
Able to read and write	182	22.4
primary school	129	15.9
Secondary school	177	21.8
Diploma and above	207	25.5
Occupation of the mother
House wife	349	43
Merchant	252	31.1
Government	123	15.2
NGO	11	1.4
Daily labor	43	5.3
Student	33	4.1
Caregiver relation to the child
Grandmother	71	8.8
Mother	740	91.2
Educational status of the Father
Unable to read and write	54	6.7
Able to read and write	160	19.7
Primary school	140	17.3
Secondary school	178	21.9
Certificate and Diploma	127	15.7
Degree and above	152	18.7
Father’s Occupation
Merchant	446	55
Government employee	184	22.7
NGO	22	2.7
Farmer	89	11
Daily laborer	53	6.5
Student	17	2.1

ISSN: 2055-0928