Research Article

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Risk Factors on the Prevalence of Diarrhea among Under-Five Children in the Rural Community of Dangila District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the under-five children and their parents in Dangila district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 419).

VariablesNumberPercentage

Age in years0–222052.5
3-419947.5

SexM21250.6
F20749.4

Father educational statusIlliterate16338.9
Read and write20248.2
Primary307.2
Junior194.5
High school00
College51.2

Mothers educational statusIlliterate15436.8
Read and write20248.2
Primary327.6
Junior276.4
High school00.0
College41.0

Marital status of parentsMarried38792.4
Divorce143.3
Widowed184.3

Monthly income in USD<11.3325460.6
11.33–22.6614233.9
>22.66235.5

Family size2–414735.1
5–927264.9