Children under Five from Houses of Unclean Fuel Sources and Poorly Ventilated Houses Have Higher Odds of Suffering from Acute Respiratory Infection in Wolaita-Sodo, Southern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Relationship between maternal and child related variables in ARI, Wolaita-Sodo, Southern Ethiopia, February 2017 .

Characteristics	Case, (%)	Control, (%)	Total, (%)
Sex of the child
Male	145 (23.9)	461 (76.1)	606 (53)
Female	141 (26.2)	397 (73.8)	538 (47)
Child age
0–11 months	62 (22.1)	219 (77.9)	281 (24.6)
12–23 months	99 (30)	231 (70)	330 (28.8)
24–35 months	57 (22)	202 (78)	259 (22.6)
36–47 months	43 (25)	129 (75)	172 (15)
48–59 months	25 (24.5)	77 (75.5)	102 (8.9)
ANC follow-up
Yes	274 (24.8)	832 (75.2)	1106 (96.68)
No	12 (31.6)	26 (68.4)	38 (3.32)
Birth interval
>=2 years	177 (72.4)	465 (27.6)	642 (56.1)
>2 years	109 (21.7)	393 (78.3)	502 (43.9)
Child schooling
Yes	60 (29.6)	143 (70.4)	203 (17.74)
No	226 (24)	715 (76)	941 (82.25)
Bedroom shared with the child
1 person	48 (23.4)	157 (76.6)	205 (17.91)
2 persons	186 (25)	559 (75)	745 (65.12)
>=3 persons	52 (26.8)	142 (73.2)	194 (16.95)
Breastfeeding started time
Within 1 hour	214 (24.8)	650 (75.2)	864 (87.71)
Within 24 hours	25 (24.8)	76 (75.2)	101 (10.25)
>24 hours	7 (35)	13 (65)	20 (2)