Delay in seeking healthcare for pneumonia and associated factors among mothers/caregivers of children aged 2–59 months in public health facilities in Nekemte town, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study respondents and their children in public health facilities in Nekemte town, Ethiopia, 2022

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of mother/caregiver in years	15-24	96	23.4
	25-34	240	58.5
	35-44	67	16.3
	> 45	7	1.7
Gender of caregiver	Male	6	1.5
Gender of caregiver	Female	404	98.5
Residence of caregiver	Urban	95	23.2
Residence of caregiver	Rural	315	76.8
Marital status of the caregiver	Married	390	95
	Unmarried	4	1.0
	Divorced	8	2.0
	Widowed	8	2.0
Religion of caregiver	Protestant	322	78.5
	Muslim	33	8.0
	Orthodox	39	9.5
	Others	16	4
Educational status of caregiver	Unable to read and write	19	4.6
	Primary education	91	22.2
	Secondary education	180	43.9
	College and above	120	29.3
Number of children aged 2-59 months in the family	1	346	84.4
Number of children aged 2-59 months in the family	≥2	64	15.6
Number of family members	Two	6	1.5
	Three	106	25.8
	Four and above	298	72.7
Occupation of mothers/mothers	Housewife	87	21.2
	Merchant	108	26.3
	Student	44	10.7
	Government employee	54	13.2
	Non-governmental employee	24	5.9
	Farmers	87	21.2
	Others	6	1.5
Family monthly income	< 1000 ETB	244	59.5
	1001-2000 ETB	59	14.4
	2001 and above ETB	107	26.1
Age of child in months	≥12	212	51.7
Age of child in months	< 12	198	48.3
Gender of child	Male	232	56.6
Gender of child	Female	178	43.4

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