Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study subjects, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024 (n = 340)

Age of the mothers

15–19

10

2.9

20–24

74

21.8

25–29

144

42.4

30–34

87

25.6

≥ 35

25

7.4

Place of residence

Urban

302

88.8

Rural

38

11.2

Marital status

Single

29

8.5

Married

301

88.5

Divorced

8

2.4

widowed

2

0.6

Educational status

No formal education

29

8.5

Primary education

81

23.8

Secondary education

110

32.4

Certificate and above

120

35.3

Average monthly income (Ethiopian Birr)

≤ 5350

121

35.6

5351–7800

82

24.1

7801–10,900

99

29.1

≥ 10,901

38

11.2