Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers who vaccinated their infants in health facilities of in Gondar city administration, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n=456)
Characteristics | Total (%) |
Age of mother | |
≤24 | 138 (30.3) |
25–34 | 260 (57.0) |
≥35 | 58 (12.7) |
Marital status | |
Currently married | 414 (90.8) |
Currently not married | 42 (9.2) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 399 (87.5) |
Muslim | 45 (9.9) |
Others | 12 (2.6) |
Mother’s education | |
No formal education | 62 (13.6) |
Primary | 144 (31.6) |
Secondary and above | 250 (54.8) |
Mother’s occupation | |
Housewife | 263 (57.7) |
Employed | 60 (13.2) |
Merchant | 89 (19.5) |
Others | 44 (9.6) |
Residence | |
Rural | 28 (6.1) |
Urban | 428 (93.9) |
Family size | |
<5 | 304 (66.7) |
≥5 | 152 (33.3) |
Household wealth index | |
Poor | 153 (33.6) |
Middle | 152 (33.3) |
Rich | 151 (33.1) |
Distance to health facility (in minutes) | |
<15 min | 192 (42.1) |
15–30 min | 213 (46.7) |
>30 min | 51 (11.2) |