Table 5 Determinants of community-acquired pneumonia among children 2–59 months of age in Northeast Ethiopia, 2019

Age of the Mother, years

  18–24

19 (12.8%)

133 (44.9%)

0.17 (0.07, 0.41) *

0.03 (0.01, 0.14) *

  25–34

117 (79.1%)

149 (50.4%)

0.92 (0.41, 2.06)

0.51 (0.16, 1.62)

  >=35

12 (8.1%)

14 (4.7%)

1.0

1.0

Mother’s occupation

  Housewife

96 (64.9%)

148 (50.0%)

1.0

1.0

  Student

16 (10.8%)

38 (12.8%)

0.65 (0.34,1.23)

2.03 (0.73, 5.64)

  Government employee

18 (12.2%)

76 (25.7%)

0.37 (0.21,0.65) *

0.19(0.07,0.54) *

  Merchant

12 (8.0%)

26 (8.8%)

0.71 (0.34,1.48)

0.96 (0.37,2.52)

  Others^**

6 (4.1%)

8 (2.7%)

1.16 (0.39,3.44)

2.15 (0.47, 9.68)

Separate kitchen with available windows during cooking

  No

54 (36.5)

10 (3.4)

16.4 (8.05, 33.55) **

5.37 (1.65,17.43) **

  Yes

94 (63.5)

286 (96.6)

1.0

1.0

Diarrhea in the last 2 weeks

  Yes

54 (36.5%)

37 (12.5%)

4.02 (2.49,6.50) **

10.2 (5.13,20.18) **

  No

94 (63.5%)

259 (87.5%)

1.0

1.0

History of lower respiratory tract infection in the last 2 weeks

  Yes

31 (20.9%)

12 (4.1%)

6.27 (3.11,12.6) **

8.3(3.32,20.6) **

  No

117 (79.1%)

284 (95.9%)

1.0

1.0

History of parental asthma in the family

  Yes

38 (25.7%)

26 (8.8%)

3.59 (2.08,6.19) **

4.9(2.42,10.18) **

  No

110 (74.3%)

270 (91.2%)

1.0

1.0