Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and child related to delay in seeking healthcare in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia, 2019
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the child | Male | 192 | 53.9 |
Females | 164 | 46.1 | |
Age of the child in months | 0–12 | 133 | 37.4 |
13–24 | 93 | 26.1 | |
25–36 | 58 | 16.3 | |
37–48 | 55 | 15.4 | |
49–59 | 17 | 4.8 | |
Age of caregiver | 16–24 | 47 | 13.2 |
25–34 | 231 | 64.9 | |
35–44 | 74 | 20.8 | |
> 45 | 4 | 1.1 | |
Residence | Urban | 284 | 79.8 |
Rural | 72 | 20.2 | |
Marital status of caregivers | Married | 350 | 98.4 |
Divorced | 3 | 0.8 | |
Single | 3 | 0.8 | |
Religion of caregiver | Orthodox | 300 | 84.3 |
Muslim | 39 | 11.0 | |
Protestant | 16 | 4.5 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 72 | 20.8 |
Primary education | 62 | 17.4 | |
Secondary education | 85 | 23.9 | |
Diploma and above | 135 | 37.9 | |
The child lives with whom | With a single parent | 26 | 7.3 |
With both parents | 330 | 92.7 | |
Number of under-five children in the Household | 1 | 131 | 36.8 |
> 1 | 243 | 63.2 | |
Family size | 2–5 | 254 | 71.3 |
> 5 | 102 | 28.7 | |
Occupation | Housewives | 143 | 40.2 |
Merchants | 49 | 13.8 | |
Students | 9 | 2.5 | |
Government employees | 71 | 19.9 | |
NGO employees | 17 | 4.8 | |
Farmers | 59 | 16.6 | |
Unemployed | 4 | 1.1 | |
Others | 4 | 1.1 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 68 | 19.1 |
Poor | 71 | 19.9 | |
Medium | 74 | 20.8 | |
Rich | 63 | 17.7 | |
Richest | 80 | 22.5 |