Table 3 Distribution of child DDS by different variables in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia
Variables | MDDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | χ 2 (P value) | |
Child age group | |||
0–5 months | 124 (99.2%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.000 |
6–11 months | 147 (88.0%) | 20 (12.0%) | |
12–24 months | 197 (74.1%) | 69 (25.9%) | |
Birth order of the child | |||
First | 99 (77.3%) | 29 (22.7%) | 0.007 |
Second | 99 (79.8%) | 25 (20.2%) | |
Third and above | 270 (88.2%) | 36 (11.8%) | |
Districts | |||
Mana | 159 (85.5%) | 27 (14.5%) | 0.470 |
Omo Nada | 158 (84.9%) | 28 (15.1%) | |
Dedo | 151 (81.2%) | 35 (18.8%) | |
Maternal education | |||
Informal education | 293 (87.2%) | 43 (12.8%) | 0.006 |
Formal education | 175 (78.8%) | 47 (21.2%) | |
Paternal education | |||
Informal education | 205 (87.2%) | 30 (12.8%) | 0.041 |
Formal education | 263 (81.4%) | 60 (18.6%) | |
Maternal occupation | |||
Housewife | 370 (84.9%) | 66 (15.1%) | 0.144 |
Other | 98 (80.3%) | 24 (19.7%) | |
Paternal occupation | |||
Farming | 296 (86.5%) | 46 (13.5%) | 0.021 |
Other | 172 (79.6%) | 44 (20.4%) | |
Place of residence | |||
Rural | 316 (84.9%) | 56 (15.1%) | 0.196 |
Urban | 152 (81.7%) | 34 (18.3%) | |
Wealth of households | |||
Poor | 162 (87.1%) | 24 (12.7%) | 0.009 |
Medium | 165 (87.3%) | 24 (12.7%) | |
Rich | 141 (77.0%) | 42 (23.0%) | |