Infant feeding practice and associated factors of HIV positive mothers attending prevention of mother to child transmission and antiretroviral therapy clinics in Gondar Town health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study subjects attending PMTCT and ART clinics in Gondar town health institutions from January to May, 2011

Characteristics		Frequency	(%)
Age of mother	18-24	34	16.3
	25-29	88	42.1
	30-34	58	27.8
	35+	29	13.8
Religion	Orthodox	189	90.4
	Muslim	20	9.6
Residence	Urban	200	95.7
	Rural	9	4.3
Marital status	Married	165	78.9
	Single	44	21.1
Educational status	No formal education	100	47.8
	Primary education	56	26.8
	Secondary and above	53	25.4
Occupational status	Housewife	121	57.9
	Daily laborer	60	28.7
	Government worker	14	6.7
	Private/merchant, farmers, others	14	6.7
Income (in Ethiopian birr)	< = 200	67	32.0
	201-300	41	19.6
	301-500	53	25.4
	> 501	48	23.0

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