Determinants of Under-Five Pneumonia at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: An Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 2

children- and parental-related characteristics of respondents in Gondar University Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 145 cases and N = 290 controls).

Variables	Cases (n = 145) (%)	Controls (n = 290) (%)
Exclusive breastfeeding history
Yes	126 (86.9)	283 (97.6)
No	20 (13.1)	7 (2.4)
Pentavalent vaccine
Not vaccinated	9 (6.2)	6 (2.9)
Fully vaccinated	136 (93.8)	284 (97.1)
Measles vaccine
No	38 (26.2)	46 (15.9)
Yes	107 (73.8)	244 (84.1)
Illness of pneumonia within 2 weeks
No	72 (49.7)	285 (98.3)
Yes	73 (50.3)	5 (1.7)
Illness of measles within 2 weeks
No	137 (59.1)	287 (99.0)
Yes	8 (40.9)	3 (1.0)
Illness of URTIs within 2 weeks
No	84 (57.1)	228 (78.6)
Yes	61 (42.1)	62 (21.4)
Child HIV status
Negative	141 (97.2)	270 (93.1)
Positive	4 (2.8)	20 (6.9)
Child having repeated attack of pneumonia
No	116 (80.0)	237 (81.7)
Yes	29 (20.0)	53 (18.3)