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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers of under-5 children in southwest Ethiopia in 2021 (N = 406)

From: Willingness to accept malaria vaccine among caregivers of under-5 children in Southwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent

Age

< 30

175

43.1

31–40

193

47.5

41–50

30

7.4

51–60

8

2

Sex

Male

77

19

Female

329

81

Marital status

Married

326

80.3

Unmarried

80

19.7

Education

Unable to read and write

33

8.1

Read and write

64

15.8

Primary education(1–8)

174

42.9

 

Secondary education and above

135

33.3

Average Monthly Income

< 1000 ETB

112

27.6

1000–5000 ETB

228

56.2

5000–10,000 ETB

48

11.8

≥ 10,000 ETB

18

4.4

Occupation

Government employee

132

32.5

Private employee

57

14

Merchant

141

34.7

Housewife

59

14.5

Others

17

4.2

Religion

Orthodox Christian

249

61.3

Muslim

41

10.1

Protestant

94

23.2

Others

22

5.4

Family size

< 4

305

75.1

≥ 4

101

24.9

Number of under-five children

1

299

73.6

≥ 2

107

26.4

Relationship caregiver to the child

Biological parents

303

74.6

Grandparents

43

10.6

Relatives

49

12.1

Others

11

2.7