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Table 2 Socio-demographic, economic, and health service-related characteristics of respondents

From: Factors associated with healthcare-seeking behavior for symptomatic acute respiratory infection among children in East Africa: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Unweighted frequency (%)

Weighted frequency (%)

Age of mothers

15–24

4,213 (31.62)

4,352 (31.40)

25–34

6,255 (46.95)

6,568 (47.38)

35–49

2,854 (21.42)

2,941 (21.22)

Mothers educational level

No education

2,914 (21.87)

2,989 (21.56)

Primary education

7,385 (55.43)

7,732 (55.78)

Secondary and above

3,023 (22.69)

3,140 (22.66)

Mothers occupation

Not working

2,778 (23.92)

3,041 (24.87)

Working

8,835 (76.08)

9,185 (75.13)

Mothers marital status

Married

8,959 (67.25)

9,273 (66.90)

Not married

4,363 (32.75)

4,588 (33.10)

Number of a household member

1–4

4,195 (31.49)

4,473 (32.27)

5–10

8,479 (63.65)

8,738 (63.04)

> 10

648 (4.86)

650 (4.69)

Media access

No

4,318 (32.43)

4,556 (32.89)

Yes

8,997 (67.57)

9,296 (67.11)

Wealth index

Poor

6,525 (48.98)

6,470 (46.68)

Middle

2,513 (18.86)

2,785 (20.09)

Rich

4,284 (32.16)

4,606 (33.23)

Age of child

0–6 months

1,646 (12.43)

1,707 (12.40)

7–23 months

4,796 (36.20)

4,982 (36.18)

24–59 months

6,805 (51.37)

7,080 (51.42)

Sex of child

Male

6,891 (51.73)

7,150 (51.59)

Female

6,431 (48.27)

6,710 (48.41)

Distance to a health facility

Not big problem

5,880 (54.05)

6,015 (52.30)

Big problem

4,999 (45.95)

5,487 (47.70)

Place of delivery

Home

3,750 (28.80)

3,943 (29.07)

Health facilities

9,269 (71.20)

9,621 (70.93)

Sex of household head

Male

9,882 (74.18)

10,415 (75.15)

Female

3,440 (25.82)

3,445 (24.85)

Birth order

First

3,048 (22.88)

3,198 (23.07)

2–4

6,505 (48.83)

6,755 (48.74)

5+

3,769 (28.29)

3,907 (28.19)

Health insurance status

Insured

1,374 (11.82)

1,401 (11.45)

Uninsured

10,254 (88.18)

10,837 (88.55)

Twin status

Single birth

12,928 (97.04)

13,456 (97.08)

Multiple births

394 (2.96)

405 (2.92)