Table 1.

Socio-demographic factors associated with ARI in children under 5 years

Factor	Total	ARI	Odds ratios	95% CI	P-value
Age(months)
2–12	225	117(52.00%)	1
13–59	287	163(56.79%)	1.21	0.85–1.72	0.28
Gender
Female	218	113(51.83%)	1
Male	294	167(56.80%)	1.21	0.85–1.72	0.29
Birth weight
Normal	463	251(54.21%)	1
Low birth weight < 2.5 kg	19	12(63.16%)	1.45	0.56–3.74	0.45
Overweight ≥4 kg	30	17(58.62%)	1.19	0.55–2.53	0.66
Mothers age (years)
Age > 20	407	212(52%)	1
Age ≤ 20	20	11(55%)	1.12	0.45–2.7	0.80
Fathers age(years)
Age > 30	303	153(50.50%)	1
Age ≤ 30	108	61(56.48%)	1.27	0.82–1.98	0.28
Mother’s level of education
Secondary + tertiary	316	144(45.57%)	1
None + primary	183	131(71.58%)	3.13	2.11–4.64	< 0.001
Father’s level of education
Secondary + tertiary	330	173(52.42%)	1
None + primary	159	97(61.01%)	1.42	0.97–2.09	0.07