Table 1.
Distribution of the ARI symptoms’ prevalence based on socio-economic and demographic characteristics
| Characteristics | ARI disease symptoms: n = 13,493 | Sig. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | Total (%) | ||
| Child age (months) | ||||
| 0–11 | 1724 (21.4) | 1149 (21.1) | 2873 (21.3) | < 0.001 |
| 12–23 | 1440 (17.9) | 1273 (23.4) | 2713 (20.1) | |
| 24–35 | 1534 (19.0) | 1124 (20.7) | 2658 (19.7) | |
| 36–47 | 1608 (20.0) | 1008 (18.5) | 2616 (19.4) | |
| 48–59 | 1750 (21.7) | 883 (16.3) | 2633 (19.5) | |
| Child gender | ||||
| Male | 3991 (49.5) | 2757 (50.7) | 6748 (50.0) | 0.183 |
| Female | 4065 (50.5) | 2680 (49.3) | 6745 (50.0) | |
| Region of residence | ||||
| Central | 1358 (16.9) | 1360 (25.0) | 2718 (20.1) | < 0.001 |
| Eastern | 2346 (29.1) | 1517 (27.9) | 3863 (28.6) | |
| Northern | 2023 (25.1) | 1357 (25.0) | 3.380 (25.1) | |
| Western | 2329 (28.9) | 1203 (22.7) | 3532 (26.2) | |
| Mother age (years) | ||||
| 15–19 | 441 (5.5) | 364 (6.7) | 805 (6.0) | < 0.001 |
| 20–24 | 2165 (26.9) | 1474 (27.1) | 3639 (27.0) | |
| 25–29 | 1991 (24.7) | 1466 (27.0) | 3457 (25.6) | |
| 30–34 | 1716 (21.3) | 1072 (19.7) | 2788 (20.7) | |
| 35–39 | 1094 (13.6) | 670 (12.3) | 1764 (13.1) | |
| 40–49 | 649 (8.1) | 391 (7.2) | 1040 (7.7) | |
| Mother education | ||||
| No education | 1097 (13.6) | 705 (13.0) | 1802 (13.4) | 0.002 |
| Primary | 5110 (63.4) | 3328 (61.2) | 8438 (62.5) | |
| Secondary | 1449 (18.0) | 1088 (20.0) | 2537 (18.8) | |
| Tertiary | 400 (5.0) | 316 (5.8) | 716 (5.3) | |
| Mother employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 1481 (18.4) | 698 (12.8) | 2179 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
| Farmer | 3947 (49.0) | 2380 (43.8) | 6327 (46.9) | |
| Other | 2628 (32.6) | 2359 (43.4) | 4987 (37.0) | |
| Mother wealth status | ||||
| Lower | 4012 (49.8) | 2579 (47.4) | 6591 (48.8) | 0.004 |
| Middle | 1557 (19.3) | 1033 (19.0) | 2590 (19.2) | |
| Higher | 2487 (30.9) | 1825 (33.6) | 4312 (32.0) | |
Sig. 5% Chi-square test significance