Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and its associated factors among children age 6-24 months in Burao district, Somaliland

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers having children aged 6–24 months from Burao town, Somaliland, 2019 (n = 464)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age	15–24	140	30.2
	25–34	276	59.5
	≥ 35	48	10.3
Marital status	Married	401	86.4
	Divorced	46	9.9
	Widowed	17	3.7
Level of education of the mother	No formal education	240	51.7
	Elementary school	106	22.8
	Higher school and above	118	25.4
Occupation status of the mother	House wife	318	68.5
	Merchant	64	13.8
	Private company employed	10	2.2
	Government employed	57	12.3
	Daily labor	15	3.2
Level of education of the father	No formal education	90	19.4
	Elementary school	152	32.8
	Higher school and above	222	47.8
Occupation status of the father	Merchant	125	26.9
	Private company employed	143	30.8
	Government employed	109	23.5
	Daily labor	85	18.3
	Other^a	2	0.5
Family monthly income	100–200$	185	39.9
	201–400$	172	37.1
	> 400$	107	23.1
Sex of the child	Male	224	48.3
Sex of the child	Female	240	51.7

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