Diarrheal disease and associated factors among children aged 6 to 59 months in Oda Bultum District, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, Oda Bultum, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Religion	Christian	224	36.1
Religion	Muslim	396	63.9
Maternal occupation	Housewife	584	94.2
	Gov’t employee	15	2.4
	Farmer	10	1.6
	Merchant	11	1.8
Father education	Illiterate	370	59.6
	Primary	247	39.8
	Secondary	3	0.5
Father occupational status	Farmer	573	92.4
	Daily laborer	24	3.8
	Merchant	20	3.2
	Others	3	0.4
Family size	Less than five	146	23.5
	Five	224	36.1
	Above five	250	40.3
Source of drinking water	Improved	366	59
Source of drinking water	Unimproved	254	41
Having latrine	No	34	5.5
	Yes, but used yet	179	34.4
	Yes	407	65.6
Accessibility of *HF	Within 30 min	234	37.7
Accessibility of *HF	Above 30 min	386	62.3

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