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Table 1 Demographic information of under-five children in DHDSS sites, Dabat, northwest Ethiopia, October to December 2014

From: Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities in Ethiopia: evidence from Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Variables Frequency Percent
Sex of the child
 Male 4149 50.48
 Female 4070 49.52
Age of the child in months
 0–6 752 9.15
 7–12 895 10.89
 13–24 1683 20.48
 25–59 4889 59.48
Mothers’ or guardians’ education status
 Illiterate 8143 99.08
 Primary school (grades 1–8) 44 0.54
 Secondary school (grades 9–12) and above 32 0.39
Economic status of the household
 Poorest quintile 1007 12.25
 Second quintile 1567 19.07
 Third quintile 1893 23.03
 Fourth quintile 1870 22.75
 Richest quintile 1882 22.90
Residence of the child
 Semi-urban 1728 21.02
 Rural 6491 78.98