Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers of under-five children in Mandura District, Benishangul Gumuz region, West Ethiopia, December 2014
| Variable name | Variable groups | All households (n = 491) | Households with fever in previous 2 weeks (n = 197) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (IQR 25:32) | 18–24 | 88 (17.9%) | 43 (21.8%) | |
| 25–34 | 302 (61.5%) | 115 (58.4%) | ||
| 35–44 | 94 (19.1%) | 38 (19.3%) | ||
| 45–55 | 7 (1.4%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0.153 | |
| Sex | Male | 15 (3.1%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0.106 |
| Female | 476 (96.9%) | 193 (98.5%) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 172 (35%) | 80 (40.8%) | |
| Rural | 319 (65%) | 117 (59.4%) | 0.034 | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 310 (63.1%) | 119 (60.4%) | |
| Read and write | 61 (12.4%) | 28 (14.2%) | ||
| Primary | 67 (13.6%) | 28 (14.3%) | ||
| Secondary or above | 53 (10.8%) | 22 (11.2%) | 0.716 | |
| Religion | Christian | 323 (65.8%) | 135 (68.5%) | |
| Muslim | 50 (10.2%) | 19 (9.6%) | ||
| Traditional | 118 (24.0%) | 43 (21.8%) | 0.567 | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 157 (32.0%) | 55 (27.9%) | |
| Housewife | 283 (57.6%) | 121 (61.4%) | ||
| Merchant/employed | 51 (10.4%) | 21 (10.7%) | 0.282 | |
| Marital status | Single | 2 (0.4%) | 1 (0.5%) | |
| Married | 472 (96.1%) | 190 (96.4%) | ||
| Divorced | 13 (2.6%) | 5 (2.6%) | ||
| Widowed | 2 (0.4%) | 0 | ||
| Separated | 2 (0.4%) | 1 (0.5%) | ||
| Family size | <6 | 289 (60.4%) | 119 (60.4%) | |
| ≥6 | 202 (25.7%) | 78 (39.6%) | 0.569 | |
| Ethnicity | Gumuz | 208 (42.4%) | 80 (40.8%) | |
| Agew | 207 (42.2%) | 86 (43.9%) | ||
| Shinasha | 7 (1.4%) | 0 | ||
| Amhara | 65 (13.2%) | 30 (15.3%) | ||
| Tigre | 1 (0.2%) | 0 | ||
| Oromo | 3 (0.6%) | 0 | ||
| Average monthly income (in ETB) | <500 (~25 USD) | 194 (39.5%) | 78 (39.6%) | |
| 500–1000 (~25–50 USD) | 120 (24.4%) | 46 (23.4%) | ||
| >1000 (~>50 USD) | 177 (36.0%) | 73 (37.0%) | 0.881 |
ETB Ethiopian birr, USD US dollars
Socio-demographic characteristics were similar between households visited and households with febrile under five children except for educational status (Italic)