Infant feeding practices and associated factors among HIV-positive mothers of infants aged 0–6 months at public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristic of HIV-positive mothers’ of infants aged 0–6 months attended in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 397)

Variable	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Mather’s age category	20–24	33	8.3
	25–29	147	37
	30–34	129	32.5
	35–39	75	18.9
	40–44	13	3.3
Marital status	Single	13	3.3
	Married	334	84.1
	Separated	42	10.6
	Divorced	5	1.3
	Widowed	3	0.8
Education status of the mother	No formal education	48	12.1
	Can read and write	72	18.1
	Primary	107	27
	Secondary	112	28.2
	College and above	58	14.6
Education status of the father	No formal education	13	3.3
	Can read and write	24	6.0
	Primary	89	22.4
	Secondary	104	26.2
	College and above	167	42.1
Occupation of mother	Governmental employee	86	21.7
	Private org. employee	119	30
	Housewife	192	48.3
Occupation of her spouse	Governmental employee	147	37
	NGO employee	29	7.3
	Private employee	117	29.5
	Daily laborer	59	14.9
	Merchant	36	9
	Others	9	2.3
Monthly income of the household (EBr)	< 3000	165	41.6
	3001–6000	115	28.9
	> 6001	117	29.5

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