Table 1 Baseline and socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Predictors of mortality among children at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a cohort study
Variables | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age of the children (months) | Median (IQR) | 13 (20) |
1–11 | 433 (46.8) | |
12–23 | 233 (25.2) | |
24–59 | 259 (28.0) | |
Sex of participant | ||
Male | 548 (59.2) | |
Female | 377 (40.8) | |
Primary caregiver | ||
Father | 674 (72.9) | |
Mother | 173 (18.7) | |
Others | 78 (8.4) | |
Maternal age (years) | ||
< 20 | 57 (6.2) | |
20–34 | 668 (72.6) | |
≥ 35 | 195 (21.2) | |
Education level | ||
No formal education | 76 (8.2) | |
Primary | 366 (39.6) | |
Secondary | 234 (25.3) | |
College level | 249 (26.9) | |
Occupation of caregiver | ||
Employed | 294 (31.8) | |
Peasant | 109 (11.8) | |
Petty trader | 339 (36.6) | |
Unemployed | 183 (19.8) | |
Health insurance | ||
Insured | 251 (27.1) | |
Not insured | 674 (72.9) | |
Origin of referral | ||
Home | 329 (35.6) | |
District Facility | 471 (50.9) | |
Private facility | 81 (8.8) | |
Other health facilities | 44 (4.8) | |
Wealth index (quintiles) | ||
Lowest (poor) | 184 (19.9) | |
Second | 186 (20.1) | |
Middle | 184 (19.9) | |
Fourth | 207 (22.4) | |
Highest (rich) | 164 (17.7) | |