Research Article
Risk Factors for Rubella Transmission in Kuyu District, Ethiopia, 2018: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of cases, controls, and caregivers in Amuma Wuchale Kebele, Kuyu District, North Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, 2018.
| | Variables | Categories | Number of cases (%) | Number of controls (%) |
| | Age | ≤5 years | 21 (40.8) | 30 (30) | | 5–14 years | 28 (55.1) | 70 (70) |
| | Sex | Male | 22 (44.9) | 55 (55) | | Female | 27 (55.1) | 45 (45) |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 48 (96) | 93 (93) | | Others | 2 | 7 |
| | Ethnicity | Oromo | 47 (95.9) | 90 (90) | | Others | 3 (4.1) | 10 (10) |
| | Occupation | Farmer | 33 (67.4) | 68 (68) | | Housewife | 6 (12.2) | 13 (13) | | Government worker | 10 (20.4) | 19 (19) |
| | Parents’ educational status | Illiterate | 6 (12.2) | 13 (13) | | Primary | 19 (38.8) | 45 (45) | | Secondary and above | 24 (49) | 42 (42) |
| | Family size | <5 | 18 (36.8) | 44 (44) | | >5 | 31 (63.2) | 56 (56) |
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