Prevalence of diarrheal diseases and associated factors among under-five children in Dale District, Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of study participants in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia, October 1–25/2017

Variables	Category	Frequency(n)	Percent (%)
Residence	Rural	478	89.0
Residence	Urban	59	11.0
Number of household members	< 5	292	54.4
Number of household members	≥5	245	45.6
Number of under-five children	One	487	90.7
Number of under-five children	Above one	50	9.3
Age of the mother/caretaker	15–24	113	21.0
	25–34	379	70.6
	≥35	45	8.4
Marital status of the mother/caretaker	Married	523	97.4
Marital status of the mother/caretaker	Others	19	2.6
Religion of parents	Protestant	509	94.8
Religion of parents	Others	28	5.2
Educational status of mother/caretaker	No formal education	289	53.8
Educational status of mother/caretaker	Formal education	142	26.4
Occupation of the mother/caretaker	Housewife	488	90.9
Occupation of the mother/caretaker	Others	49	9. 1
Age of the child’s father	15–24	12	2.2
	25–34	313	58.3
	≥35	212	39.5
The educational level of a child father	No formal education	249	46.4
The educational level of a child father	Formal education	99	18.4
Occupation of the child father	Farmer	381	70.9
	Government employer	47	8.8
	Others	35	6.5
Monthly family income in birr	< 500 Birr	200	37.2
	500–1000 Birr	228	42.5
	> 1000 Birr	109	20.3

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