Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of children with congenital heart disease in selected governmental hospitals and cardiac center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2021).
| Variables | ACHD | CCHD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freq. | Perc. (%) | Freq. | Perc. (%) | |
| Age of a child | ||||
| 0-59 months | 169 | 56.7 | 46 | 61.33 |
| 60–120 months | 95 | 31.9 | 22 | 29.33 |
| >120 months | 34 | 11.4 | 7 | 9.33 |
| Sex of a child | ||||
| Male | 144 | 48.3 | 39 | 52 |
| Female | 154 | 51.7 | 36 | 48 |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 24 | 8.1 | 7 | 9.4 |
| Urban | 274 | 91.9 | 68 | 90.6 |
| Family size | ||||
| 0-3 | 47 | 15.8 | 58 | 77.3 |
| 4 and above | 251 | 84.2 | 17 | 22.7 |
| Birth order | ||||
| First | 106 | 35.6 | 33 | 44 |
| Second and third | 144 | 48.3 | 27 | 36 |
| Fourth and above | 48 | 16.1 | 15 | 20 |
| Educational status mother | ||||
| No formal education | 44 | 14.8 | 12 | 16 |
| Primary education | 80 | 26.8 | 20 | 26.7 |
| Secondary education | 99 | 33.2 | 27 | 36 |
| College and above | 75 | 25.2 | 16 | 21.3 |
| Occupational status mother | ||||
| Housewife | 154 | 51.7 | 33 | 44 |
| Non/governmental employee | 64 | 21.5 | 17 | 22.7 |
| Merchant | 35 | 11.5 | 9 | 13.3 |
| Farmer | 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| Daily labor | 20 | 6.7 | 6 | 8 |
| Self-employed | 7 | 2.3 | — | — |
| Educational status (father) | ||||
| Unable to write and read | 30 | 10.1 | 9 | 12 |
| Primary education | 67 | 22.5 | 11 | 14.7 |
| Secondary education | 89 | 29.9 | 26 | 34.7 |
| College and above | 102 | 34.2 | 24 | 32 |
| Child not lived his/her father | 10 | 3.4 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Occupational status of father | ||||
| Non/governmental employee | 138 | 46.3 | 28 | 37.3 |
| Merchant | 51 | 17.1 | 9 | 12 |
| Farmer | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 14.7 |
| Daily labor | 30 | 10.1 | 6 | 8 |
| Self employed | 42 | 14 | 7 | 9.3 |
| Unemployed | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 12 |
| Child not lived his/her father | 10 | 3.4 | 5 | 6.7 |