Pneumonia among Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia: Prevalence and Predictors—A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex of child
Male	431	54.4
Female	361	45.6
Age of child
1 year	204	25.8
2 years	213	26.9
3 years	181	22.9
≥4 years	194	24.5
Age of mothers
<25 years	157	19.8
25-27 years	198	25.0
28-31 years	217	27.4
≥32 years	220	27.8
Average monthly income
200-1999 ETB	153	19.3
2000-3549 ETB	253	31.9
3550-4999 ETB	174	22.0
5000 ETB	212	26.8
Religion
Orthodox	610	77.0
Muslim	140	17.7
Others	42	5.3
Current marital status of women
Single	40	5.1
Married	684	86.4
Divorced	35	4.4
Widowed	8	1.0
Separated	25	3.2
Educational status of mothers/guardians
Unable to read and write	135	17.0
Read and write	90	11.4
Primary	100	12.6
Secondary	253	31.9
Graduate from vocational	30	3.8
Diploma and above	184	23.3
Occupational status of mothers/guardians
Housewife	541	68.3
Farmer	4	0.5
Student	8	1.0
Private employee	52	6.6
Government employee	142	17.9
Merchant	35	4.4
Others	10	1.3

Others = Protestant, Jewish, or Catholic. Others = daily laborer, driver, or priest.