Table 2 Distribution of under-five children who had cough/fever and took antibiotics in SSA
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Residence | ||
 Urban | 7,202 | 38.17 |
 Rural | 11,664 | 61.83 |
Child age (in months) | ||
 < 12 | 2,649 | 24.68 |
 12—23 | 2,899 | 27.01 |
 24—35 | 2,212 | 20.61 |
 36 – 47 | 1,716 | 15.99 |
 48 – 59 | 1,257 | 11.72 |
Sex of child | ||
 Male | 9,618 | 50.98 |
 Female | 9,248 | 49.02 |
Maternal age (in years) | ||
 15–24 | 5,696 | 30.19 |
 25–34 | 9,051 | 47.98 |
 35–49 | 4,119 | 21.83 |
Maternal educational status | ||
 No | 5,251 | 27.83 |
 Primary | 7,048 | 37.36 |
 Secondary | 5,769 | 30.58 |
 Higher | 797 | 4.23 |
Household wealth status | ||
 Poorest | 3,619 | 19.18 |
 Poorer | 3,648 | 19.34 |
 Middle | 3,782 | 20.05 |
 Richer | 3,988 | 21.14 |
 Richest | 3,829 | 20.29 |
Media exposure | ||
 No | 5,483 | 29.06 |
 Yes | 13,383 | 70.94 |
Number of under-five children | ||
 One | 6,754 | 35.80 |
 Two | 7,250 | 38.43 |
 Three | 2,852 | 15.12 |
 Four | 871 | 4.62 |
 Five and above | 1,138 | 6.03 |
Mothers employment status | ||
 Not working | 5,933 | 31.49 |
 Working | 12,908 | 68.51 |
Mode of delivery | ||
 SVD | 17,614 | 93.36 |
 Cesarean section | 1,252 | 6.64 |
Mothers decision-making autonomy | ||
 Mothers alone | 2,904 | 15.40 |
 Jointly with their partner/husband | 5,730 | 30.37 |
 Husband/partner alone | 7,226 | 38.30 |
 Someone else | 3,006 | 15.93 |
Ever had vaccination | ||
 No | 561 | 10.30 |
 Yes | 4,882 | 89.70 |