Magnitude of bottle-feeding practice and associated factors among mothers of 0–24 months’ children in Asella town, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, in Asella town, Ethiopia, 2022

Variables(n = 692)	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Mothers’ age	20–24	51	7.4
	25–29	183	26.4
	30–34	226	32.7
	35 and above	232	33.5
Marital Status	Single	9	1.3
	Married	629	90.9
	Divorced and widowed	54	7.8
Religion	Muslim	265	38.3
	Orthodoxy	222	32.1
	Protestant	125	18.1
	Wakefata	70	10.1
	Catholic	10	1.4
Mothers’ education	No formal education	117	16.9
	Primary education	215	31.1
	Secondary and above	360	52
Mother’s Occupation	Housewives	318	46
Mother’s Occupation	Employee	135	19.4
	Merchant	105	15.2
	Daily laborer	54	7.8
	Farmer	81	11.7
Child age in months	0–5	200	28.9
	6–11	185	26.7
	12–23	307	44.4

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