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Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of respondents in rural Ethiopia from January 18 to June 27, 2016 (n = 7911)

From: Determinants of acute respiratory infection among under-five children in rural Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Presence of ARI

Total

P-value

No (%)

Yes (%)

Sex

Male

3728 (92.2)

314 (7.8)

4042

0.816

Female

3563 (92.1)

306 (7.9)

3869

Age of the child

Less than 6 months

814 (92.0)

71 (8)

885

0.000

6–11 months

694 (88.4)

91 (11.6)

785

12–23 months

1326 (89)

164 (11)

1490

24–35 months

1421 (91.8)

127 (8.2)

1548

36–47 months

1443 (93.2)

106 (6.8)

1549

48–59 months

1593 (96.3)

61 (3.7)

1654

Maternal age

15–19

290 (91.8)

26 (8.2)

316

0.818

20–34

5193 (92.1)

447 (7.9)

5640

35–49

1808 (92.5)

147 (7.5)

1955

Wealth index

Poor

4670 (91.1)

458 (8.9)

5128

0.000

Middle

1211 (92.9)

92 (7.1)

1303

Rich

1410 (95.3)

70 (4.7)

1480

Mothers education level

No education

5262 (92.1)

451 (8.5)

5713

0.002

Primary

1721 (91.5)

160 (7.9)

1881

Secondary and above

308 (97.2)

9 (2.8)

317

Mothers currently working

Not working

5508 (92.4)

456 (7.6)

5964

0.19

Working

1783 (91.6)

164 (8.4)

1947

Number of living child

1–3 child

3264 (92.4)

267 (7.6)

3531

0.972

4–6 child

2828 (91.8)

251 (8.2)

3079

6 and above

1199 (92.2)

102 (7.8)

1301

Region

Rural Tigray

716 (87.3)

104 (12.7)

820

0.000

Rural Afar

804 (92.9)

61 (7.1)

865

Rural Amhara

733 (90.3)

79 (9.7)

812

Rural Oromia

1217 (87.2)

179 (12.8)

1396

Rural Somali

1042 (95.2)

53 (4.8)

1095

Rural Benishangul Gumuz

725 (97.6)

18 (2.4)

743

Rural SNNPR

987 (92)

86 (8)

1073

Rural Gambela

473 (96.3)

18 (3.7)

491

Rural Harari

351 (96.7)

12 (3.3)

363

Rural Dire Dawa

243 (96)

10 (4)

253

Total

7261 (92.2)

620 (7.8)

7911