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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n=400) in Samre Woreda from March-April, 2011

From: Feeding practices, nutritional status and associated factors of lactating women in Samre Woreda, South Eastern Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia

Socio-demographic variables

Mean maternal age in years

28.6 (±6.5)1

 

Age groups

n

%

17-25

149

37.5

26-35

198

49.9

36-49

53

12.6

Maternal educational status

  

No formal education

243

60.8

Formal education

157

39.3

Paternal educational status

  

No formal education

162

40.5

Formal education

238

59.5

Maternal religion

  

Orthodox

369

92.3

Muslim

31

7.7

Household head

  

Male

353

88.3

Female

47

11.8

Family size

  

2-4 persons

146

36.5

≥ 5 persons

254

63.5

Mean

6

 

Maternal marital status

  

Married

369

92.3

Divorced

23

5.8

Widowed

8

2

Access to safe water (Public tap/protected spring)

354

88.6

  1. 1Mean ± SD (all such values).