Table 4: Demographic factors and knowledge of under 5 years home based diarrhea management.
|
Demographic variable |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Test statistics χ2 (p < 0.05) |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
15-19 |
56 |
15.8 |
36.88 (0.000)*** |
|
20-29 |
147 |
41.4 |
|
|
30-39 |
96 |
27.0 |
|
|
40+ |
56 |
15.5 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
17.12 (0.001)*** |
|
Divorced |
40 |
11.3 |
|
|
Married |
252 |
71.0 |
|
|
Single |
24 |
6.8 |
|
|
Widowed |
39 |
11.0 |
|
|
Educational level |
|
|
37.48 (0.000)*** |
|
No Formal Education |
40 |
11.3 |
|
|
Primary Education |
111 |
31.3 |
|
|
Junior High Education |
125 |
35.2 |
|
|
Senior High/vocational |
47 |
13.2 |
|
|
Tertiary |
32 |
9.0 |
|
|
Religion |
|
|
61.74 (0.000)*** |
|
Christian |
87 |
24.5 |
|
|
Islam |
159 |
44.8 |
|
|
Pagan |
47 |
13.2 |
|
|
Traditional |
62 |
17.5 |
|
|
Occupation |
|
|
20.61 (0.000)*** |
|
Artisans (tailor, weavers, hair dresser) |
158 |
44.5 |
|
|
Professional (teacher, nurse) |
77 |
21.7 |
|
|
Trading |
120 |
33.8 |
|
|
Place of residence |
|
|
|
|
Rural |
236 |
66.5 |
|
|
Urban |
119 |
33.5 |
6.85 (0.009)** |
|
Total |
355 |
100 |
*: Insignificant; **: Significant; ***: Very significant