Table 2.
Selected characteristics of communities, caregivers and their children reported sick with diarrhea, fever, and/or pneumonia in the 2 weeks preceding the survey in Jimma and West Hararghe zones, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2013 for total sick children (N = 2,248) and by type of child health service available in a caregiver's community
| Variables | Total sick children N (%)*† | Routine CCM n (%)† | iCCM n (%)† | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children | 2,248 (100) | 1,247 (49.2) | 1,001 (50.8) | |
| Predisposing characteristics | ||||
| Religion | 0.54 | |||
| Muslim | 1,939 (92.2) | 1,053 (91.5) | 886 (92.9) | |
| Christian | 224 (7.8) | 149 (8.5) | 75 (7.1) | |
| Household size (number of members) | 0.30 | |||
| ≤ 3 | 204 (9.2) | 105 (8.3) | 99 (10.0) | |
| 4–6 | 1,133 (48.9) | 622 (47.7) | 511 (50.0) | |
| ≥ 7 | 911 (41.9) | 520 (44.0) | 391 (40.0) | |
| Maternal age in years | 0.50 | |||
| 15–19 | 98 (4.3) | 56 (4.5) | 42 (4.2) | |
| 20–29 | 1,111 (49.9) | 617 (49.1) | 494 (50.7) | |
| 30–39 | 769 (36.4) | 415 (35.6) | 354 (37.2) | |
| 40–49 | 188 (9.4) | 117 (10.8) | 71 (7.9) | |
| Maternal education | 0.77 | |||
| None | 1,724 (78.6) | 959 (78.2) | 765 (79.0) | |
| Some formal | 442 (21.4) | 246 (21.8) | 196 (21.0) | |
| Previous use of HP services | 0.46 | |||
| Never used | 1,239 (70.2) | 695 (71.4) | 544 (69.0) | |
| Used | 504 (29.8) | 281 (28.6) | 223 (31.1) | |
| Child gender | 0.83 | |||
| Male | 1,187 (52.1) | 662 (52.4) | 525 (51.9) | |
| Female | 1,061 (47.9) | 585 (47.6) | 476 (48.1) | |
| Enabling characteristics | ||||
| Zone of residence | 0.19 | |||
| Jimma | 1,364 (63.7) | 747 (61.4) | 617 (66.0) | |
| West Hararghe | 884 (36.3) | 500 (38.6) | 384 (34.1) | |
| Household distance to the HP in minutes travel time | 0.46 | |||
| 0–30 | 805 (37.7) | 471 (39.5) | 334 (35.9) | |
| 31–60 | 591 (26.6) | 328 (26.1) | 263 (27.0) | |
| 61–120 | 561 (24.4) | 315 (24.8) | 246 (23.9) | |
| > 120 | 288 (11.4) | 131 (9.6) | 157 (13.2) | |
| Household wealth | 0.04‡ | |||
| Poorest 40% | 1,083 (44.0) | 603 (43.6) | 480 (44.4) | |
| Middle 40% | 833 (38.8) | 482 (42.0) | 351 (35.7) | |
| Wealthiest 20% | 332 (17.2) | 162 (14.4) | 170 (19.9) | |
| Awareness of child health services at HP | < 0.01‡ | |||
| Not aware | 1,027 (56.9) | 598 (62.7) | 429 (51.4) | |
| Aware | 719 (43.1) | 381 (37.3) | 338 (48.6) | |
| Need characteristics | ||||
| Maternal knowledge of danger signs in number of IMCI signs reported | 0.03‡ | |||
| 0 | 230 (9.4) | 151 (11.5) | 79 (7.4) | |
| 1–2 | 908 (39.7) | 517 (43.0) | 470 (36.6) | |
| ≥ 3 | 1,110 (50.9) | 579 (45.5) | 531 (56.1) | |
| Experienced previous child death | 0.93 | |||
| No | 1,441 (66.4) | 793 (66.6) | 648 (66.3) | |
| Yes | 712 (33.6) | 404 (33.5) | 308 (33.7) | |
| Child age in years | 0.50 | |||
| < 1 | 419 (18.7) | 236 (19.9) | 183 (17.5) | |
| 1 | 470 (21.0) | 241 (19.4) | 229 (22.6) | |
| 2 | 492 (22.2) | 281 (21.9) | 211 (22.5) | |
| 3 | 470 (21.2) | 264 (21.4) | 206 (21.0) | |
| 4 | 391 (17.0) | 222 (17.5) | 169 (16.5) | |
| Illness type | 0.37 | |||
| Reported diarrhea only | 507 (23.2) | 280 (23.9) | 227 (22.5) | |
| Reported pneumonia | 577 (24.4) | 334 (25.8) | 243 (23.1) | |
| Other | 1,164 (52.4) | 633 (50.3) | 531 (52.4) | |
iCCM = integrated community case management; HP = health post; IMCI = integrated management of childhood illness.
The number of missing values may vary for each variable. The percentages presented are valid percentages.
The percentage is adjusted for sample weight, multistage cluster weight. Therefore, the percentage may not be equal to simple unweighted count.
Statistically significant association in χ2 test at P < 0.05 level.