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Table 1 Weighted socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of the study participants in Ethiopia, 2016

From: Magnitude and determinant of healthcare-seeking behavior for childhood acute respiratory tract infections in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Age of women

< 30

326

50.41

> 30

321

49.59

Child age

< 24

330

51.06

 

> 24

316

48.94

Marital status

Married

606

93.71

Not married

40

6.29

Women education status

No education

441

68.21

Primary

172

26.71

Secondary and higher

32

5.08

Husband education status

No education

304

49.44

Primary

271

44.16

Secondary and higher

39

6.40

Current working status

Not working

343

53.09

Working

303

46.91

ANC visit

No

208

32.16

Yes

439

67.84

Place of delivery

Home

470

72.73

Health institution

176

27.27

Sex of child

Male

316

48.85

Female

331

51.15

Media exposure

No

442

68.29

Yes

205

31.71

Household head

Male

580

89.74

 

Female

66

10.26

Covered by health insurance

No

621

96.03

Yes

25

3.97

Wealth index

Poor

294

45.42

Middle

156

24.12

Rich

197

30.47

Residence

Urban

42

6.53

Rural

605

93.47

Community level poverty

Low

405

62.67

 

High

241

37.33

Community level of women’s education

Low

298

46.06

 

High

349

53.94

Distance to a health facility

Big problem

465

71.92

 

Not a big problem

181

28.08

Region

larger central

624

96.42

small peripherals

16

2.40

metropolis

8

1.17