Table 2.
The magnitude of ORS utilization based on different characteristics among under five children in diarrhea hotspot regions of Ethiopia in 2016.
| Variables | Categories | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of child | Male | 29 |
| Female | 26.9 | |
| Twin | Yes | 17.9 |
| No | 28.3 | |
| Birth order | First | 26.8 |
| 2–3 | 29.9 | |
| 4–5 | 27.2 | |
| ≥6 | 27.6 | |
| Birth interval | ≤ 23 month | 20.8 |
| ≥24 month | 30.2 | |
| Child weight at birth | Normal | 32.8 |
| Small | 24.5 | |
| Big | 26.4 | |
| Working status of mothers | Had work | 32.4 |
| Had no working | 26 | |
| Wealth status | Poor | 26.6 |
| Medium | 31.6 | |
| Rich | 27.5 | |
| Distance to health facility | Not big problem | 28.4 |
| Big problem | 27.8 | |
| Health insurance | Yes | 27.6 |
| No | 39.4 | |
| Region | Amhara | 28.5 |
| Oromia | 22.9 | |
| B/Gumuz | 54.5 | |
| SNNP | 33.2 | |
| Addis Ababa | 55.6 | |
| Residence | Rural | 35.5 |
| Urban | 27.4 | |
| Sex of household head | Male | 26.4 |
| Female | 42.6 | |
| Number of U-5 children | ≤ 2 | 28.2 |
| ≥3 | 26.2 | |
| Family members | ≤ 5 | 27.9 |
| ≥6 | 28.3 | |
| Mother's educational level | No formal education | 26.5 |
| Primary | 30.2 | |
| Secondary | 26.8 | |
| Higher | 47.1 | |
| Media exposure | No | 27.7 |
| Yes | 28.9 | |
| Overall magnitude | 28 | |