Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of mothers/caregivers and critically ill children admitted to JMC, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019 (N=481)
| Variables | Category | Frequency (N, %) |
| Age(months) | < 12 months | 203(42.2) |
| 12–59 months | 180(37.4) | |
| ≥60 months | 98(20.4) | |
| Sex | Female | 212(44.1) |
| Male | 269(55.9) | |
| Residence of parents/care givers | Jimma Town | 175(36.4) |
| Out of Jimma Town | 306(63.6) | |
| Occupational status of the | House wife | 243(50.5) |
| mothers | Farmers | 102(21.2) |
| Self employed | 75(15.6) | |
| Government employee or company |
61(12.7) | |
| Educational status of | Illiterate | 169(35.1) |
| mother/care giver | Read and write | 75(15.6) |
| Primary | 77(16.0) | |
| Secondary | 73(15.2) | |
| High school and above | 87(18.1) | |
| Monthly income of the care | Less 2000 ETB | 246(51.1) |
| takers/mothers | More than 2000 ETB | 235(48.9) |