Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 164 cases & 164 controls)
Variable | Category | Case | Control |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Sex of child | Male | 98 (59.8) | 89 (54.3) |
Female | 66 (40.2) | 75 (45.7) | |
Age of child (months) | 2–11 | 63 (38.4) | 27 (16.5) |
> 11 to ≤23 | 44 (26.8) | 31 (18.9) | |
> 23 to59 | 57 (34.8) | 106 (64.6) | |
Age of mother (years) | ≤24 | 27 (16.5) | 24 (14.6) |
> 24 to34 | 94 (57.3) | 104 (63.4) | |
≥35 | 43 (26.2) | 36 (22.0) | |
Marital status of parents | Married | 138 (84.1) | 155 (94.5) |
Divorced | 7 (4.3) | 4 (2.4) | |
Separated | 19 (11.6) | 5 (3.0) | |
Mother’s educational level | Not read and write | 72 (43.9%) | 55 (33.5%) |
Primary education | 36 (21.9%) | 41 (25%) | |
Secondary education | 29 (17.7%) | 18 (10.9%) | |
Diploma | 21 (12.5%) | 33 (20.1%) | |
Degree and above | 6 (3.6%) | 17 (10.4%) | |
Father’s educational level | Not read and write | 59 (36.0) | 45 (27.4) |
Primary education | 32 (19.5) | 37 (22.6) | |
Secondary education | 30 (18.3) | 15 (9.1) | |
Diploma | 18 (11.0) | 19 (11.6) | |
Degree and above | 25 (15.2) | 48 (29.3) | |
Mother’s occupation | Farmer | 74 (45.1) | 50 (30.5) |
house wife | 42 (25.1) | 41 (25.0) | |
civil servant | 26 (15.9) | 42 (25.6) | |
Merchant | 21 (12.8) | 30 (18.3) | |
Others | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | |
Father’s occupation | Farmer | 74 (45.1) | 54 (32.9) |
Daily laborer | 13 (7.9) | 9 (5.5) | |
Civil servant | 46 (28.0) | 66 (40.2) | |
Merchant | 31 (18.9) | 35 (21,3) | |
Family member | ≤4 | 72 (43.9) | 96 (58.5) |
≥5 | 92 (56.1) | 68 (41.5) | |
Residence | Urban | 94 (57.3) | 109 (66.5) |
Rural | 70 (42.7) | 55 (33.5) |