Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of children with congenital heart disease in selected governmental hospitals and cardiac center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2021
Variables | Category | Frequency (n = 373) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 183 | 49.1% |
Female | 190 | 50.9% | |
Age | 0–12 months | 76 | 20.4% |
13 months-5 years | 139 | 37.3% | |
6-15 years | 158 | 42.3% | |
Weight range | – | 2.5-45 kg | |
Height range | – | 49-172.0cm | |
Relationship with the child | Mother | 255 | 68.3% |
Father | 92 | 24.7% | |
Other | 26 | 7.0% | |
Residency | Urban | 342 | 91.7% |
Rural | 31 | 8.3% | |
Total | 373 | 100% | |
Family size | < 4 | 309 | 82.8% |
> = 4 | 64 | 17.2% | |
Income | <=5000 ETB | 227 | 60.9% |
> = 5001ETB | 146 | 39.1% | |
Birth order | First order | 139 | 37.3% |
2nd - 3rd | 171 | 45.8% | |
4th and more | 63 | 16.9% | |
Birth interval | > = 24 months | 214 | 90.7% |
< 24 months | 22 | 9.3% |