Table 4 Common childhood illnesses and related care practices of children 2–59 months of age in Northeast Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Pneumonia status | |
|---|---|---|
Cases, n (%) | Controls, n (%) | |
Diarrhea in the last 2 weeks | ||
Yes | 54 (36.5) | 37 (12.5) |
No | 94 (63.5) | 259 (87.5) |
Current diarrhea illness | ||
Yes | 36 (24.3) | 72 (24.3) |
No | 112 (75.7) | 224 (75.7) |
URTI in the last 2 weeks | ||
Yes | 28 (18.9) | 75 (25.3) |
No | 120 (81.1) | 221 (74.7) |
History of measles illness | ||
Yes | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) |
No | 147 (99.3) | 295 (99.7) |
History of lower respiratory tract infection in the last 2 weeks | ||
Yes | 31 (20.9) | 12 (4.1) |
No | 117 (79.1) | 284 (95.9) |
History of parental asthma in the family | ||
Yes | 38 (25.7) | 26 (8.8) |
No | 110 (74.3) | 270 (91.2) |
A child received pentavalent vaccine | ||
No vaccinated | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) |
1–2 dose taken | 28 (18.9) | 62 (20.9) |
Full dose taken | 118 (79.7) | 233 (78.7) |
A child received measles vaccine | ||
Yes | 122 (82.4) | 241 (81.4) |
No | 26 (17.6) | 55 (18.6) |
A child received PCV vaccine | ||
Yes | 145 (98.0) | 277 (93.6) |
No | 3 (2.0) | 19 (6.4) |