Research Article
Determinants of Under-Five Pneumonia at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: An Unmatched Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of under-five children, Gondar University Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia (N = 145 cases and 290 controls).
| | Variables | Cases (n = 145) (%) | Controls (n = 290) (%) |
| | Age of child in months | | <12 months | 61 (42.1) | 166 (57.2) | | ≥12 months | 84 (57.9) | 124 (42.8) | | Sex of child | | Male | 71 (49.0) | 151 (52.1) | | Female | 74 (51.0) | 139 (47.9) | | Residence | | | | Urban | 91 (62.8) | 240 (82.8) | | Rural | 54 (37.2) | 50 (17.2) | | Age of the mother | | 15–24 | 89 (61.6) | 181 (62.4) | | 25–34 | 29 (20.0) | 76 (26.2) | | ≥35 | 27 (18.6) | 33 (11.3) | | Household monthly income | | <3687 | 88 (60.7) | 149 (51.7) | | ≥3687 | 57 (39.3) | 141 (48.3) | | Mother’s occupation | | Housewife | 42 (29.0) | 156 (53.8) | | Government employee | 40 (27.6) | 84 (29.0) | | Merchant | 14 (9.7) | 28 (9.7) | | Others (farmer and student) | 49 (33.8) | 22 (7.6) | | Father’s occupation | | Government employee | 47 (32.4) | 98 (33.8) | | Merchant | 26 (17.9) | 103 (35.5) | | Farmer | 56 (38.6) | 62 (21.4) | | Others (driver, student, private worker, and factory worker) | 16 (11.1) | 27 (9.3) | | Family size | | <4 | 89 (61.4) | 207 (71.4) | | ≥4 | 56 (38.6) | 83 (28.6) |
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