Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrheal Diseases among Under-Five Children in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia, from February 15 to March 10, 2018 (n = 620).

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency (n = 620)	Percentage
Age of mothers/caretakers (years)	<24	31	5.0
	25–34	347	56.0
	≥35	242	39.0
Residence	Rural	468	75.5
	Urban	152	24.5
Ethnicity	Oromo	554	89.4
	Amara	65	10.5
	Gurage	1	0.2
Religion	Muslim	58	9.4
	Orthodox	196	31.6
	Protestant	350	56.5
	Others	16	2.6
Educational status of mothers/caretakers	Unable to read and write	212	34.2
	Informal education	126	20.3
	Grades 1–8	184	29.7
	Grades 9–12	40	6.5
	College and above	58	9.4
Marital status	Single	35	5.6
	Married	576	92.9
	Others^a	9	1.5
Main occupation of mothers/caretakers	Housewife	362	58.4
	Merchant	183	29.5
	Employee (government/private)	75	12.1
Family size	≤4	190	30.6
	>4	430	69.4
Number of children in the family	≥2	160	25.8
	1	460	74.2
Age of the child in months	0–5	48	7.7
	6–11	71	11.5
	12–23	277	44.7
	>=24	224	36.1
Wealth index	Poor	222	35.8
	Medium	194	31.3
	Rich	204	32.9
Knowledge of mothers/caretakers on diarrhea prevention	Poor	315	50.8
	Good	305	49.2

Wakefata and Catholic. ^a Widowed, divorced, or separated.