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Table 1 Sociodemographics, and child health-related information of the respondents

From: Changing poor mothers' care-seeking behaviors in response to childhood illness: findings from a cross-sectional study in Granada, Nicaragua

Variables

 

Number

%

Age of mothers(n = 756)

 

(Mean) 24.3 ± 5.7 yrs.

 

<20

 

165

21.8

20-29

 

438

57.9

30-39

 

138

18.3

40-49

 

15

2.0

Number of child

 

(Mean) 2.5 ± 1.9

 

Age of child (n = 756)

 

(Mean) 12.1 ± 6.7 months

 

0-5 months

 

169

22.4

6-11 months

 

173

22.9

12-18 months

 

270

35.7

19-23 months

 

144

19.0

Gender of child (n = 756)

   

boy

 

383

50.9

girl

 

370

49.1

Birth order of the child (participants) (n = 756)

   

1-2

 

468

61.9

3+

 

288

38.1

Years of school attendance of mothers(n = 756)

 

(Mean) 5.8 ± 3.6 yrs.

 

no formal education

 

76

10.1

primary school (1-6 yrs)

 

264

34.9

secondary school (7-12 yrs)

 

311

41.1

higher education (≥13 yrs)

 

105

13.9

Mother's occupation (n = 756)

   

housewife

 

675

89.3

Number of family per household

 

(Mean) 6.8 ± 3.3

 

Average monthly income (in USD)(n = 744) (Median)800 (= 58.0 USD) [IQR:500-1300]

   

<500 (<36.3 USD)

 

137

18.5

500-799(36.3-58.0 USD)

 

170

22.8

800-1299(58.0-94.3 USD)

 

248

33.3

≥1300(≥94.3 USD)

 

189

25.4

Distance to the nearest health facilities (n = 756)

   

<30 minutes on foot

 

379

50.1

≥30 minutes on foot

 

219

29.0

Not walking distance (by vehicle, motorbike etc.)

 

158

20.9

Child stunting (<-2HAZ)(n = 754)

   

<-2HAZ

 

227

30.1

≥-2HAZ

 

527

69.9

Child underweight (<-WAZ)(n = 755)

   

<-2WAZ

 

78

10.3

≥-2WAZ

 

677

89.7

Child wasting (<-WHZ)(n = 754)

   

<-2WHZ

 

37

5.0

≥-2WHZ

 

717

95.0

Had symptoms of diarrhea (target child) b

yes

129

17.1

Had symptoms of respiratory disease (target child) b

yes

524

69.3

Had experience of child death before

yes

128

16.9

Participated in health education before

yes

286

37.8

Proportion of medical cost to monthly income (Median) 10.0% [IQR:4.2-23.7]

  1. a1 USD = 13.77 Cordobas (2002)
  2. b within the last 14 days prior to this study