Journal of Environmental and Public Health / 2020 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Trends and Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Childhood Diarrhea and Fever in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys from 2000 to 2016 Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the samples 2000–2016 EDHS.
Variables 2000 2005 2011 2016 n % N % N % n % Sex of child Male 5095 51.3 4732 51.6 5407 50.9 4537 51.8 Female 4846 48.7 4440 48.4 5224 49.1 4225 48.2 Child birth order First birth 1660 16.7 1528 16.7 1910 18 1487 17 Second birth 1562 15.7 1437 15.7 1759 16.5 1427 16.3 Third birth 1291 13 1213 13.2 1410 13.3 1242 14.2 Forth birth and above 5428 54.6 4994 54.4 5552 52.2 4606 52.6 Total under-five birth One birth 3876 51.2 3608 51.3 4143 50.5 3566 51.3 Two births 3007 39.7 2735 38.9 3111 37.9 2554 36.7 Three and above births 694 9.2 686 9.8 948 11.6 834 12 Mother’s age Below 30 5228 46.4 4747 46.7 5745 48.2 4638 47.7 30 and higher 6037 53.6 5412 53.3 6175 51.8 5093 52.3 Mother’s education No education 8817 78.3 7407 72.9 7548 63.3 5640 58 Primary 1458 12.9 1590 15.7 3290 27.6 2676 27.5 Secondary/higher 990 8.8 1162 11.5 1082 9.1 1415 14.6 Husband’s education No education 7157 63.5 5946 58.5 5905 49.5 4431 45.5 Primary 2200 19.5 2287 22.5 4088 34.3 3054 31.4 Secondary/higher 1908 16.9 1926 18.9 1927 16.1 2246 23.1 Information about oral rehydration salt No 3205 28.5 4476 44.4 3335 28.1 2240 23 Yes 8042 71.5 5607 55.6 8549 71.9 7491 77 Wanted last child Wanted then 4643 65.2 4479 68.9 5667 74.6 5332 80.7 Wanted later 1183 16.6 1006 15.5 1297 17.1 881 13.3 Wanted no more 1291 18.1 1014 15.6 634 8.3 397 6 Exposure to mass media No 9906 88 8546 84.2 9650 81 6599 69.1 Yes 1353 12 1608 15.8 2260 19 2955 30.9 Antenatal care No 4801 67.4 4403 67.7 4189 55.1 2292 34.7 1–3 1187 16.7 955 14.7 1731 22.8 1949 29.5 4 and more 1131 15.9 1148 17.6 1683 22.1 236 35.8 Place of delivery Home 6344 89.1 5618 86.4 6295 82.9 4097 62 Health facility 774 10.9 882 13.6 1302 17.1 2513 38 Desire to have more children Wants no more children 3805 35.3 4186 42.7 4070 35.2 2875 30.4 Wants more children 6970 64.7 5623 57.3 7484 64.8 6593 69.6 Residence Rural 8708 77.3 7819 77 8827 74.1 2456 74.8 Urban 2557 22.7 2340 23 3093 25.9 7275 25.2 Region Tigray 1074 9.5 974 9.6 1264 10.6 946 9.7 Afar 747 6.6 685 6.7 1081 9.1 857 8.8 Amhara 1677 14.9 1609 15.8 1611 13.5 1112 11.4 Oromia 1863 16.5 1643 16.2 1568 13.2 1312 13.5 Somali 650 5.8 552 5.4 711 6 964 9.9 Ben-Gumuz 813 7.2 708 7 1013 8.5 800 8.2 SNNPR 1439 12.8 1488 14.6 1427 12 1216 12.5 Gambella 762 6.8 611 6 921 7.7 704 7.2 Harari 627 5.6 567 5.6 748 6.3 570 5.9 Dire Dawa 670 5.9 536 5.3 742 6.2 548 6 Addis Ababa 943 8.4 786 7.7 834 7 666 6.8 Wealth index Poorest — — 2341 23 3080 25.8 2880 29.6 Poorer — — 1720 16.9 1916 16.1 1489 15.3 Middle — — 1629 16 1774 14.9 1349 13.9 Richest — — 1538 15.1 1831 15.4 1303 13.4 Richer — — 2931 28.9 3319 27.8 2710 27.8 Postnatal care No — — 5565 97.4 6062 81 6007 90.9 Yes — — 149 2.6 294 19 598 9.1