Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of households with under-five children in Ambagiorgis and Gedebge towns

Variables	U5 children with diarrhea (n = 68)	U5 children without diarrhea (n = 67)	p value
Age of caregivers (years)
< 25	9 (13.2%)	15 (22.4%)
25–34	48 (70.6%)	42 (62.7%)	0.379
> 34	11 (16.2%)	10 (14.9%)
Education of caregivers
Illiterate	39 (57.4%)	23 (34.3%)	0.007*
Literate	29 (42.6%)	44 (65.7%)
Monthly household income ($USDa)
≤ 47USD	43 (63.2%)	31 (46.3%)
> 47USD	25 (36.8%)	36 (53.7%)	0.048
Household size
≤ Four and less than four	27 (39.7%)	34 (50.7%)
> Five and above	41 (60.3%)	33 (49.3%)	0.197
Water source
Protected spring	26 (38.2%)	7 (10.4%)
Tap water	42 (61.8%)	60 (89.6%)	0.001*

^aUS dollars, *p value < 0.05