Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in Mekelle City, Ethiopia 2016 (n = 540)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of the child in months	< 6	56	10.4
	6–11	69	12.8
	12–23	133	24.6
	24–59	282	52.2
Mothers’ age in years	≤ 19	1	2
	20–24	58	10.7
	25–29	243	45.0
	30–34	163	30.2
	35–39	62	11.5
	≥ 40	13	2.4
Religion	Orthodox	466	86.3
	Muslim	63	11.7
	Protestant	8	1.5
	Catholic	3	0.6
Marital status	Single	4	0.7
	Married	517	95.7
	Divorced	16	3.0
	Widowed	3	0.6
Educational Status	Formal education	57	10.6
	Elementary school	137	25.4
	Secondary school	167	30.9
	Diploma and above	179	29.1
Occupation of mother	House wife	263	48.7
	Farmer	7	1.3
	Civil servant	121	22.4
	Private	92	17.0
	Student	10	1.9
	Merchant	46	8.5
	Other	1	0.2
Occupation of father	Farmer	10	1.9
	Civil servant	158	29.3
	Private	101	18.7
	Retired	4	0.7
	Trader	146	27.0
	Other^a	121	22.4
Average monthly income in Ethiopian Birr	< 1000	71	13.1
	1001–2000	160	29.6
	2001–3000	142	26.3
	3001–4000	62	11.5
	4001–5000	55	10.2
	> 5000	50	9.3

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