Table 1.
Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of respondents in rural Ethiopia from January 18 to June 27, 2016 (n = 7911)
| Variables | Categories | Presence of ARI | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 3728 (92.2) | 314 (7.8) | 4042 | 0.816 |
| Female | 3563 (92.1) | 306 (7.9) | 3869 | ||
| Age of the child | Less than 6 months | 814 (92.0) | 71 (8) | 885 | 0.000 |
| 6–11 months | 694 (88.4) | 91 (11.6) | 785 | ||
| 12–23 months | 1326 (89) | 164 (11) | 1490 | ||
| 24–35 months | 1421 (91.8) | 127 (8.2) | 1548 | ||
| 36–47 months | 1443 (93.2) | 106 (6.8) | 1549 | ||
| 48–59 months | 1593 (96.3) | 61 (3.7) | 1654 | ||
| Maternal age | 15–19 | 290 (91.8) | 26 (8.2) | 316 | 0.818 |
| 20–34 | 5193 (92.1) | 447 (7.9) | 5640 | ||
| 35–49 | 1808 (92.5) | 147 (7.5) | 1955 | ||
| Wealth index | Poor | 4670 (91.1) | 458 (8.9) | 5128 | 0.000 |
| Middle | 1211 (92.9) | 92 (7.1) | 1303 | ||
| Rich | 1410 (95.3) | 70 (4.7) | 1480 | ||
| Mothers education level | No education | 5262 (92.1) | 451 (8.5) | 5713 | 0.002 |
| Primary | 1721 (91.5) | 160 (7.9) | 1881 | ||
| Secondary and above | 308 (97.2) | 9 (2.8) | 317 | ||
| Mothers currently working | Not working | 5508 (92.4) | 456 (7.6) | 5964 | 0.19 |
| Working | 1783 (91.6) | 164 (8.4) | 1947 | ||
| Number of living child | 1–3 child | 3264 (92.4) | 267 (7.6) | 3531 | 0.972 |
| 4–6 child | 2828 (91.8) | 251 (8.2) | 3079 | ||
| 6 and above | 1199 (92.2) | 102 (7.8) | 1301 | ||
| Region | Rural Tigray | 716 (87.3) | 104 (12.7) | 820 | 0.000 |
| Rural Afar | 804 (92.9) | 61 (7.1) | 865 | ||
| Rural Amhara | 733 (90.3) | 79 (9.7) | 812 | ||
| Rural Oromia | 1217 (87.2) | 179 (12.8) | 1396 | ||
| Rural Somali | 1042 (95.2) | 53 (4.8) | 1095 | ||
| Rural Benishangul Gumuz | 725 (97.6) | 18 (2.4) | 743 | ||
| Rural SNNPR | 987 (92) | 86 (8) | 1073 | ||
| Rural Gambela | 473 (96.3) | 18 (3.7) | 491 | ||
| Rural Harari | 351 (96.7) | 12 (3.3) | 363 | ||
| Rural Dire Dawa | 243 (96) | 10 (4) | 253 | ||
| Total | 7261 (92.2) | 620 (7.8) | 7911 | ||