Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers who vaccinated their infants in health facilities of in Gondar city administration, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n=456)

CharacteristicsTotal (%)
Age of mother
 ≤24138 (30.3)
 25–34260 (57.0)
 ≥3558 (12.7)
Marital status
 Currently married414 (90.8)
 Currently not married42 (9.2)
Religion
 Orthodox399 (87.5)
 Muslim45 (9.9)
 Others12 (2.6)
Mother’s education
 No formal education62 (13.6)
 Primary144 (31.6)
 Secondary and above250 (54.8)
Mother’s occupation
 Housewife263 (57.7)
 Employed60 (13.2)
 Merchant89 (19.5)
 Others44 (9.6)
Residence
 Rural28 (6.1)
 Urban428 (93.9)
Family size
 <5304 (66.7)
 ≥5152 (33.3)
Household wealth index
 Poor153 (33.6)
 Middle152 (33.3)
 Rich151 (33.1)
Distance to health facility (in minutes)
 <15 min192 (42.1)
 15–30 min213 (46.7)
 >30 min51 (11.2)