Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in Medebay Zana District, Northwest Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 597; cases: 199 and controls: 398)
Characteristics | Diarrheal disease status | |
|---|---|---|
Cases (%) | Controls (%) | |
Maternal relation with child | ||
Caregiver | 9 (4.5) | 6 (1.5) |
Mother | 190 (95.5) | 392 (98.5) |
Maternal/Caregiver age | ||
15–24 | 29 (14.6) | 64 (16.1) |
25–34 | 106 (53.3) | 217 (54.5) |
35 and above | 64 (32.2) | 117 (29.4) |
Head of household | ||
Female | 15 (7.5) | 19 (4.8) |
Male | 184 (92.5) | 379 (95.2) |
Maternal educational status (n = 582) | ||
Low educational level | 185 (95.5) | 343 (88.4) |
High educational level | 9 (4.5) | 45 (11.6) |
Maternal/Caregiver occupation | ||
House wife or Farmer | 177 (88.9) | 346 (86.9) |
Self or paid employee | 22 (11.1) | 52 (13.1) |
Relative wealth to others | ||
Lower relative wealth | 185 (93.0) | 358 (89.9) |
Higher relative wealth | 14 (7.0) | 40 (10.1) |
Gender of the child | ||
Male | 100 (50.3) | 195 (49.0) |
Female | 99 (49.7) | 203 (51.0) |
Age of the child in month | ||
< 6 | 5 (2.5) | 56 (14.1) |
6–11 | 33 (16.6) | 76 (19.1) |
12–23 | 70 (35.2) | 109 (27.4) |
24 and above | 91 (45.7) | 157 (39.4) |
No of under five in the household | ||
2 or less | 173 (86.9) | 383 (96.2) |
3+ | 26 (13.1) | 15 (3.8) |
Child birth order | ||
1 | 48 (24.1) | 99 (24.9) |
2–3 | 101 (50.8) | 176 (44.2) |
4–5 | 24 (12.1) | 82 (20.6) |
6+ | 26 (13.1) | 41 (10.3) |