Prevalence of oral rehydration therapy use and associated factors among under-five children with diarrhea in Dangure, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia/2018

Table 1 Socio-demographic factors of participants with ORT usage among under-five children with diarrhoea in Dangure district, Benishangul Gumuze Regional state, Ethiopia, 2018

Variables	Category	Frequency (n = 610)	Percentage (%)
Age of caregiver (years)	15–24	115	18.9
	25–35	364	59.7
	36–45	112	18.4
	> 45	19	3.1
Gender of caregiver	Female	593	97.2
Gender of caregiver	Male	17	2.8
Age of children in month	0–11	87	14.3
	12–23	189	31
	24–35	171	28
	36–47	104	17
	48–59	59	9.7
Ethnicity	Gumuze	428	70.2
	Shinasha	144	23.6
	Amhara	14	2.3
	Oromo	2	0.3
	Others*	22	3.6
Religion	Orthodox	357	58.8
	Muslim	148	24
	Catholic	64	10.5
	Protestant	28	4.6
	Others*	11	1.8
Residence	Rural	536	87.9
Residence	Urban	74	12.1
Number of under-five children in the household	2 or less	511	83.8
Number of under-five children in the household	3 and above	99	16.2
Educational status of mother	No formal education	304	49.8
	Primary school	188	30.8
	Secondary school	90	14.8
	College and above	28	4.6
Occupation caregiver	Farmer	380	62.3
	Housewife	184	30.2
	Merchant	32	5.2
	Govt. employee	14	2.3
Marital status	Married	497	81.5
	Divorced	68	11.2
	Widowed	35	5.7
	Single	10	1.6
Access to ORS	Yes	517	84.8
Access to ORS	No	93	15.2

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