Table 2 Explanatory variable description and frequency
Variables | Categories (Codes) | n (%) | Variables | Categories (Codes) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of child | 0–5 (0) | 1047 (11.1) | Mother’s education | No education (0) | 6194 (65.8) |
|  | 6–11 (1) | 953 (10.1) | Level | Primary (1) | 2577 (27.4) |
|  | 12–23 (2) | 1809 (19.2) |  | Secondary and above (2) | 641 (6.8) |
|  | 24–35 (3) | 1884 (20.0) |  |  |  |
|  | 36–47 (4) | 1848 (19.6) | Age of mothers | <  20 (0) | 6113 (65.0) |
|  | 48–59 (5) | 1870 (19.9) | at first birth | 20–34 (1) | 3288 (34.9) |
|  |  |  |  | 35–49 (2) | 10 (0.1) |
Sex of child | Male (1) | 4816(51.2) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Female (2) | 4595(48.8) | Mothers BMI | Thin (0) | 1829 (19.4) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Normal (1) | 6877 (73.1) |
Region | Tigray (1) | 643(6.8) | Â | Overweight (2) | 615 (6.5) |
| Â | Afar (2) | 90 (1.0) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Amhara (3) | 1824 (19.4) | Anemia | Non Anemic (0) | 4722 (50.2) |
| Â | Oromia (4) | 4145 (44.0) | Â | Anemic (1) | 3511 (37.3) |
| Â | Somali (5) | 391 (4.2) | Â | Missing | 1179 (12.5) |
| Â | Benishangul (6) | 100 (1.1) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | SNNPR (7) | 1935 (20.6) | Cough | No (0) | 7512(79.8) |
| Â | Gambela (8) | 22 (0.2) | Â | Yes (1) | 1900 (20.2) |
| Â | Harari (9) | 20 (0.2) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Addis Adaba (10) | 206 (2.2) | Diarrhea | No (0) | 8274 (87.9) |
| Â | Dire Dawa (11) | 36 (0.4) | Â | Yes (1) | 1120 (11.9) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Missing | 18 (0.2) |
Residence | Urban (1) | 1022 (10.9) | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Rural (2) | 8389 (89.1) | Fever | No (0) | 8021 (85.2) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Yes (1) | 1381 (14.7) |
Birth oder | 1st (0) | 1700(18.1) | Â | Missing | 10 (0.1) |
|  | 2–3 (1) | 2895 (30.8) |  |  |  |
|  | 4–5 (2) | 2263 (24.0) | Husband/partner’s | No education (0) | 4232 (45.0) |
| Â | 6 and more (3) | 2553 (27.1) | education level | Primary (1) | 3589 (38.1) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Secondary and above (2) | 1050 (11.2) |
Number of children | 1(0) | 3423 (36.4) | Â | Missing | 540 (5.7) |
under-five years | 2 (1) | 2651(27.9) | Â | Â | Â |
in the household | 3 or more (2) | 1670 (17.7) |  | 1–4 (small) (0) | 2411 (25.6) |
|  |  |  | Household size | 5–9 (medium (1) | 6450 (68.5) |
Source of drinking | unimproved source (0) | 4207 (44.7) | Â | 10 and more (Large) (2) | 550 (5.8) |
water | Improved source (1) | 5204(55.3%) | Religion | Orthodox (1) | 3253(34.6) |
Multiple birth | Single birth (0) | 9193 (97.7) | Â | Protestant (2) | 2032(21.6) |
| Â | 1st of multiple (1) | 117 (1.2) | Â | Muslim (3) | 3842(40.8) |
| Â | 2nd of multiple (2) | 102 (1.1) | Â | Others (4) | 285(3.0) |