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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children 2–59 months of age in Northeast Ethiopia, 2019

From: Determinants of community acquired pneumonia among 2 to 59 months of age children in Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study

Variables

Pneumonia status

Cases, n (%)

Controls, n (%)

Residence

  Urban

105 (70.9)

235 (79.4)

  Rural

43 (29.1)

61 (20.6)

Sex of child

  Male

78 (52.7)

141 (47.6)

  Female

70 (47.3)

155 (52.4)

Age of the child, months

  2–11

31 (20.9)

81 (27.4)

  12–23

46 (31.1)

85 (28.7)

  24–35

32 (21.7)

51 (17.2)

  36–47

24 (16)0.2

39 (13.2)

  48–59

15 (10.1)

40 (13.5)

Age of the mother, years

  18–24

19 (12.8)

133 (44.9)

  25–34

117 (79.1)

149 (50.4)

  ≥35

12 (8.1)

14 (4.7)

Educational status of mother

  Primary 1–4

32 (21.6)

58 (19.6)

  Primary5-8

55 (37.1)

57 (19.2)

  Secondary 9–12

47 (31.8)

108 (36.5)

  College/higher education

14 (9.5)

73 (24.7)

Marital status of mother

  Married

130 (87.8)

283 (95.6)

  Divorced /widowed

18 (12.2)

13 (4.4)

Educational status of father

  Non formal education

1 (0.7)

6 (2.0)

  Primary 1–4

25 (16.9)

46 (15.5)

  Primary 5–8

54 (36.5)

79 (26.7)

  Secondary 9–12

36 (24.3)

52 (17.6)

  College/higher education

32 (21.6)

113 (38.2)

Mother’s occupation

  Housewife

96 (64.9)

148 (50.0)

  Student

16 (10.8)

38 (12.8)

  Government employee

18 (12.2)

76 (25.7)

  Merchant

12 (8.1)

26 (8.8)

  Othersa

6 (4.0)

8 (2.7)

Household monthly income

  < 2500 Birr

16 (10.82)

42 (14.1)

  2500–6000 Birr

103 (69.59)

213 (72.0)

  > 6000 Birr

29 (19.59)

41 (13.9)

Number of under-five children in the family

  1–2 children

35 (23.6)

89 (30.1)

  > 3 children

113 (76.4)

207 (69.9)

Othersa= refers to private employee, non-governmental organization employee and daily laborer