Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children’s 2–59 months age in Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 296 case and 592 controls)
Variables | Pneumonia status | |
|---|---|---|
Cases, n (%) | Controls, n (%) | |
Residence | ||
Urban | 210 (70.9) | 470 (79.4) |
Rural | 86 (29.1) | 122 (20.6) |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 156 (52.7) | 282 (47.6) |
Female | 140 (47.3) | 310 (52.4) |
Age of the child, months | ||
2–11 | 62 (20.9) | 162 (27.4) |
12–23 | 92 (31.1) | 170 (28.7) |
24–35 | 64 (21.7) | 102 (17.2) |
36–47 | 48 (16).2 | 78 (13.2) |
48–59 | 30 (10.1) | 80 (13.5) |
Age of the mother, years | ||
18–24 | 38 (12.8) | 266 (44.9) |
25–34 | 234 (79.1) | 298 (50.4) |
≥ 35 | 24 (8.1) | 28 (4.7) |
Educational status of mother | ||
Primary 1–4 | 64 (21.6) | 116 (19.6) |
Primary 5–8 | 110 (37.1) | 114 (19.2) |
Secondary 9–12 | 94 (31.8) | 216 (36.5) |
College/higher education | 28 (9.5) | 146 (24.7) |
Marital status of mother | ||
Married | 260 (87.8) | 566 (95.6) |
Divorced/widowed | 36 (12.2) | 26 (4.4) |
Educational status of father | ||
Primary 1–4 | 52 (16.9) | 104 (15.5) |
Primary 5–8 | 108 (36.5) | 158 (26.7) |
Secondary 9–12 | 72 (24.3) | 104 (17.6) |
College/higher education | 64 (21.6) | 226 (38.2) |
Mother occupation | ||
Housewife | 192 (64.9) | 296 (50.0) |
Student | 32 (10.8) | 76 (12.8) |
Government employee | 36 (12.2) | 152 (25.7) |
Merchant | 24 (8.1) | 52 (8.8) |
Others | 12 (4.0) | 16 (2.7) |
House hold monthly income | ||
< 2500 Birr | 32 (10.82) | 84 (14.1) |
2500–6000Birr | 206 (69.59) | 426 (72.0) |
> 6000Birr | 58 (19.59) | 82 (13.9) |
Number of under-five children in the family | ||
1–2 children | 70 (23.6) | 178 (30.1) |
> 3 children | 226 (76.4) | 414 (69.9) |