Pneumonia Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among under-Five Children in Goncha Siso Enesie District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents in Goncha Siso Enesie District, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 403).

Independent variables	Coding categories	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	199	49.4
	Female	204	50.6
Age	<1 year	146	36.2
	1–3 year	201	49.9
	4–5 year	56	13.9
Residence	Urban	158	39.2
	Rural	245	60.8
Size of the family	≤3	69	17.1
	4–5	209	51.9
	Above 5	125	31.0
Monthly income of the family	<1000 birr ($19.03)	151	37.5
	1000–2500 birr ($19.03–47.57)	171	42.4
	>2500 birr ($47.57)	81	20.1
Maternal education	Illiterate	193	47.9
	Primary (1–8)	92	22.8
	Secondary (9–12)	56	13.9
	Diploma and above	62	15.4
Paternal education	Illiterate	180	44.7
	Primary (1–8)	109	27.0
	Secondary (9–12)	54	13.4
	Diploma and above	60	14.9
Maternal occupation	Farmer	254	63.0
	Daily laborers	27	6.7
	Merchant	82	20.3
	Student	13	3.2
	Civil servant	27	6.7
Paternal occupation	Farmer	227	56.3
	Daily labor	44	10.9
	Merchant	63	15.6
	Student	49	12.2
	Civil servant	20	5.0