Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants at Hiwot Fana specialized hospital, Eastern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 115 cases & 232 controls)
Variables | Categories | Pneumonia | |
|---|---|---|---|
Case n(%) | Control n (%) | ||
Age of child (months) | <12 months | 63 (54.8) | 113 (48.7) |
>=12 months | 52 (45.2) | 119 (51.3) | |
Sex of child | Male | 61(53.0) | 132 (56.9) |
Female | 54 (47.0) | 100 (43.1) | |
Residence | Rural | 70 (60.9) | 110 (47.4) |
Urban | 45 (39.1) | 122 (52.6) | |
Age of mother (years) | <25 years | 42 (36.5) | 98 (42.2) |
>=25 years | 73 (63.5) | 134 (57.8) | |
Marital status of parents | Married | 108 (93.9) | 215 (92.7) |
Widowed | 2 (1.7) | 4 (1.7) | |
Divorced | 5 (4.3) | 13 (5.6) | |
Mother’s educational level | Illiterate | 53 (46.1) | 91 (39.2) |
able to read and write | 5 (4.3) | 9 (3.9) | |
Primary | 34 (29.6) | 77 (33.2) | |
secondary and above | 23 (20.0) | 55 (23.7) | |
Mother’s occupation | House wife | 73 (63.5) | 142 (61.2) |
Merchant | 18 (15.7) | 23 (9.9) | |
daily laborer | 6 (5.2) | 23 (9.9) | |
Student | 5 (4.3) | 7 (3.0) | |
Others* | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.2) | |
Government employee | 13 (11.3) | 32 (13.8) | |
Father’s educational level | Illiterate | 41 (35.7) | 57 (24.6) |
able to read and write | 4 (3.5) | 8 (3.4) | |
Primary | 36 (31.3) | 69 (29.7) | |
secondary and above | 34(29.6) | 98 (42.2) | |
Father’s occupation | Farmer | 59 (5.13) | 96(41.4) |
Merchant | 13(11.3) | 36(15.5) | |
daily laborer | 89(77.4) | 29(12.5) | |
Student | 3(2.6) | 1(0.4) | |
Others* | 8(7.0) | 18(7.8) | |
Government employee | 24(20.9) | 52(22.4) | |